Re: random mol 603e kernel questions

[Ethan Benson <erbenson@alaska.net>]

On Wed, Feb 09, 2000 at 03:36:42PM -0500, pgf@globalreach.net wrote:
> Hi. I would like to run mac-on-linux, but I have a 603e and
> apparently need a specially patched kernel in order to run
> it. The patches that came with the mol package unfortunately
> don't apply to the kernel sources that are available for
> debian.
> 
> For that matter, the last time I tried the kernel I compiled,
> it didn't really work; I got a few lines of text, and then 
> the screen froze. I could hear the drive going through the
> startup sequence though, and when I typed in "root,"
> my root password, and "reboot," it rebooted. I figure
> I configured something wrong wrt the console or something.
> 
> Do I need a framebuffer driver if I'm running Xpmac?

yes, you always need a framebuffer driver, otherwise the console won't
work.  and besides that Xpmac is not a real X server, it just uses the
same framebuffer driver as the console.

you also need Xpmac backworks kludge turned on in the kernel config.

-- 
Ethan Benson