Re: quik

[Simon Raven <simon@nuit.ca>]

Le jeu 2006-08-10 a 12:31:52 -0400, petereasthope@canada.com a dit:
> Hello PowerPC users,
> 
> Does quik normallly give a menu at startup?   On an 

Only if you count the one shown in OF. Otherwise no, not like
yaboot's.

> old PowerWave 604|120 here there was only a black 
> screen until the default Linux 2.2.20 started.

Yeh. OF nvram was likely not set to have video output to the video
device.

> Subsequently I added a 2.4.27 kernel and made it 
> the default.  Now the system fails to boot or doesn't 
> progress far.  The screen remains black.  I need to 
> edit /etc/quik.conf.  Is there a rescue diskette with 
> vi, similar to Tom's RtBt for the PC?

Use the floppies. There's an editor there, nano-tiny.

Oh, general question: is there any progress on getting a CD for the
OldWorld boxen?

simon

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