Re: 2.4.9-benh0 crashes during boot with 7600 and Voodoo3
On Sun, Aug 26, 2001 at 08:54:58AM -0700, Lee Cremeans wrote:
> anthony@greyweasel.com (Anthony Lau) wrote in message news:<[🔎] 20010825151646.A267@greyweasel.com>...
> >
> > I'm using the 2.4.9-benh0 kernel with a StarMax 4000 and a Voodoo3.
> > Also, with the Voodoo3, your consoles will not work with X. You either
> > have to boot with no video driver and no X or X without readable consoles.
>
> One thing I've noticed is that the consoles *do* work in 2.2.19
> (though with no acceleration and no X because it's through OF), but I
> can't even get that far with 2.4.9-benh0 -- it either drops into xmon
> (with the Voodoo3 fbdev driver in) or stops updating the sccreen after
> the initial welcome screen and boots anyway. Is there a way to at
> least get the consoles working without X, like in 2.2.19?
If you use BootX, then just select "no video driver" and boot away.
Dunno about other booting methods.
Off-Topic: XFS rocks!
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Anthony
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