Subject: Re: 2.4 Kernel & Xfree-4.0.1
From: Ole Kristoffer Apeland (oleap@student.matnat.uio.no)
Date: Wed Jan 24 2001 - 00:53:38 MST
On Wed, 24 Jan 2001, Donnell wrote:
> "Paul J. Lucas" wrote:
> >
> > On Tue, 23 Jan 2001, Neil Jolly wrote:
> >
> > > I've compiled the 2.4 kernel with support for rage 128 & 64 (among other
> > > things), the kernel boots into runlevel 3 alright, but as soon as i startx or
> > > change to runlevel 5 the screen blanks and the system appears to freeze
> >
> > Although you neglected to mention what machine and boot method
> > you are using (always, ALWAYS say at least what machine), it's
> > my understanding that if you are using BootX, it leaves the PCI
> > bus in a weird state that XFree86 4.x isn't happy with.
> > (XFree86 3.x doesn't care). Hence, if you want to use XFree86
> > 4.x, you MUST use yaboot. If you're on an old-world machine,
> > this implies that you can not use XFree86 4.x.
> >
> > If anybody knows the above to be false (by actually running
> > XFree86 4.x on a machine booted with yaboot, please correct me).
> >
> > - Paul
>
> For whatever it's worth, I've been experimenting with Debian GNU/Linux
> (kernel 2.2.17 ppc) and XFree86 4.0.2 on my home machine. I use BootX
> with my setup--a PowerBase 180 w/Sonnet G3/L2 upgrade and a 2MB ATI
> Mach64 video card.
>
> .Donnell
I'm using YDL on a Performa 6400. I also use BootX with my setup - 603e
180 and ATI orion (rage 128). I boot perfectly into X (4.0.2) with 24 bit
color. The only difference is that i use the standard kernel (the one that
came with the YDL cd) 2.2.18 -I think.
Ole K.
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