On Tue, Sep 22, 1998 at 09:44:25AM -0700, Kevin Traas wrote: > >Loading linux....... > >then the screen gets blank and the system reboots. > > > >I have a Tecra 720 CDT and no idea where the problem could come from. > > This is a common problem with many laptops and desktops - in particular, the > Toshiba Tecras.... I'm running a 740CDT and have experienced the same > problems in the past.... I've seen lots of info that this problem exists, > but not *why*. > > Solution? > > 1. Download Debian's *-tecra-* diskettes and use the kernel on those. > 2. Build your own kernel from scratch "the hard way". i.e. "cd > /usr/src/linux; make mrproper ; make menuconfig ; make zImage && make > modules && make modules_install" ,etc.... Follow the kernel HOWTO for much > more info.... kernel-package does all that just like doing it by hand. You need to have a kernel with tecra drivers in it, that's all. What the "tecra drivers" are I can't be sure, but you need them whatever they are. Assuming you have edited /etc/kernel-package.conf to your liking, it just makes kernel compiling as complex as... cd /usr/src/<your kernel> make menuconfig make-kpkg kernel-image it still does make dep, make clean, make bzImage (by default), etc.. It just then takes the Image file (z or bz) and moves it and modules into debian/temp/... and adds a couple prefab control files, then builds a .deb with the results.. That's all, make sense? Try changing kernel-package to use a zImage instead of a bzImage by default. I understand some weird machines don't like bzImage kernels though I've not the slightest idea why not!
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