Re: XFree86 on G3/266

[Ian Pushee <bright@giantsquid.net>]

Yes, I am using BootX -- and starting linux from inside MacOS. I 
upgraded to kernel version 2.4.18 as suggested by some others, and X 
successfuly booted. After reading this, I tried booting into the 2.2.20 
kernel and X started-up without a hitch.

Thanks for all of the help,
-Ian

Nathan S. wrote:

> --- Ian Pushee <bright@giantsquid.net> wrote:
>  
>
> > Still can't figure out the problem -- I'm including the XF86Config-4 
> > configuration file. My kernel is version 2.2.20, and the system is so
> > far a 
> > base install of Woody (3.0r0) in pretty much every way.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > -Ian
> >    
>
>
> Ian, I have a similar system: beige g3, woody, kernel 2.2.20.  I also
> had the same exact problem.  I'm assuming you must use BootX to start
> linux.  Do you start using the bootx application or do you start linux
> once the macos has finished starting up?  Whenever I try to boot linux
> from inside MacOS I get the same problem, but when I start linux during
> startup (the bootx extension) things run fine.
>
> Good luck and please share any information that you find.
> -nate
>
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