Re: random mol 603e kernel questions
On Thu, 10 Feb 2000, Ethan Benson wrote:
> 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.
Why wouldn't Xpmac be a real X server? I guess you mean `not a XFree86 X
server'?
Gr{oetje,eeting}s,
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Geert Uytterhoeven -- Linux/{m68k~Amiga,PPC~CHRP} -- geert@linux-m68k.org
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