Re: Video mode, X-cfb16, kernel make trouble, su fails, configure option
Adam C Powell IV <hazelsct@mit.edu> writes:
> Greetings,
>
> I'm afraid this is a bit of a kitchen sink message, can't find anything
> on any of these in the archive...
>
> 1. How do I set the startup/default fb mode? Is it something like:
> boot cmd=video=cyber2000fb:vmode=1024x768
> That doesn't work. I can use fbset just fine, but when X starts, it
> goes back to 640x480. Also, I'd like to start with all of the VCs in
> 1024x768.
I'm not sure. I'm interested in that too.
> 1a. Is there a NeTTrom environment variable to set which passes options
> to the kernel? Nothing given by printenv seems to match.
I don't know.
> 2. Also, 16-bit X doesn't seem to work, fails on signal 11. I guess
> this is because 8 bit was a priority, and got patched first? :-) And
> 16-bit consoles are painfully slow!
Same here.
> 3. Next, when attempting make config for the kernel (stock 2.2.12), I
> get:
> Makefile:240: *** target file `symlinks' has both : and :: entries.
> Stop.
> Never seen this before... Any ideas?
I've seen that before. I think you get that if you haven't applied
the ARM patch to the kernel.
> 4. su root doesn't seem to work since upgrading to base-passwd 2.0.3.4
> and base-files 2.1.9. I just get "su: incorrect password", but if I log
> out and back in as root, it's fine. I'm using shadow passwords, but
> that shouldn't affect things, right? It worked before the upgrade, with
> the base-files and base-passwd that came with the February image.
It seems to be happening here too. I must have messed it up somehow.
I'll look at it again in a few days when I get some time.
> 5. What file do I edit to tell configure scripts the host type? I'm
> trying to build ssh, and it gives:
> checking host system type... configure: error: can not guess host type;
> you must specify one
> I tried cp /usr/share/automake/config.guess . but I get the same error.
> (Searched the archive for words in the error message but didn't find
> anything :-( )
You might want to try the config.guess and config.sub from libtool -
they are newer. The kernel was recently changed so that uname -m now
returns 'armv4l' instead of 'arm'.
> Thanks very much for the help, for the X packages, and for the new
> base-passwd!
No problem. I appreciate the bug reports.
Cheers,
- Jim
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