Re: X on Ultra5 with Debian Lenny 5.0.3
On 2009-11-11, Collin Baillie wrote:
> Thanks for that Howard. Unfortunately, it looks like sid/unstable is now
> up to 2.6.31. i did try this kernel, but I still get the error.
I thought this might happen. I believe you need a newer version
of xorg as well.
> Is there an archive of snapshots of sid anywhere on the 'net I could
> search for a working kernel?
Basically, if you are running stable (lenny), I think X should
work if you move to testing (squeeze) along with the newer kernel.
I'm in X on my Ultra 5 right now.
ultra5:~$ Xorg -version
X.Org X Server 1.6.1.901 (1.6.2 RC 1)
Release Date: 2009-5-8
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.27.2-dsa-usii sparc Debian
Current Operating System: Linux ultra5 2.6.30-1-sparc64 #1 Wed Jul 8
01:18:17 UTC 2009 sparc
Build Date: 14 May 2009 04:50:27PM
xorg-server 2:1.6.1.901-2 (buildd@spontini)
Regards,
Howard E.
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