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Re: blank boot up screen in OldWolrd WallStreet



Jens Schmalzing (j.s@lmu.de) wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> Mauricio Hernandez Z. writes:
>
> > I tried to use kernel-images but I couldn't even boot it (kernel
> > panic).  Obviously, as you already know, oldworld macs use BootX, so
> > I even tried with different arguments (with initrd and without
> > initrd, ie) but it wouldn't boot.
>
> BootX booting works fine for me on several OldWorld machines.  Can you
> describe your problem in more detail (like, transcribe a few lines
> before the kernel panic)?
>
> > I decided to compile 2.6.8.1 (as I had done it before sometime with 2.6.8).
> > I can boot (just specifying vmlinux-2.6.8.1 in BootX), I see the Tux but
> > nothing else.
> [...]
> > Any ideas of why I am having this problem?
>
> Most likely, you forgot to set CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE.
>
> Regards, Jens.
>
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Jens:

thanks for answering so soon.

That was my 1st thought too but I had already set it.

CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE=y

I have attached my .config just in case.

Regards.

Attachment: config-2.6.8.1-mhz
Description: Binary data


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