Re: [debian-alpha] Re: Successfull Etch install on a Multia
On Tue, 18 Apr 2006 19:10:59 +0200
Marc Zyngier <maz@misterjones.org> wrote:
> Maybe my comments were misleading... I used a serial console. It
> doesn't mean that serial console is the only way. In fact, I had to
> pass console=ttyS0 to be able to get a serial console. So
> VGA/TGA/whatever support must be included in the kernel.
I wasn't mislead. I get no output on TGA nor VGA. If I hadn't found
your post I would not have bothered setting up a serial console.
With the RedHat (IIRC, it was > 7 years ago) you could have either
TGA or VGA but not both in the kernel.
Since only SRM is supported, and SRM only supports TGA, I guess the
Debian kernels are built with TGA. That gives me an idea: I'll try
pulling the VGA card.
> So you're pretty much on your own with ARC & milo.
I know milo is unmaintained, and the suggestion is that it is closely
tied to the kernel version, but it did start the newer Debian kernel
so I'm hopeful that if I can somehow get a kernel built with IDE it
will work.
Martin
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