Re: debian: Can't get X-4.0.2 working with a 2.2.18 or 2.4.x kernel.
Brendan Simon wrote:
>
> I can't get X-4.0.2 working with the 2.2.18 kernel or 2.4.x kernel on
> my Apple Powerbook. X tries to start up and then dies. This repeated
> about 10 times and then stops. About a minute later the process repeats
> itself. The exact same X server works fine with the 2.2.17 kernel. Any
> ideas ????
>
> I definately know that one of the problems with the 2.4.x kernel is the
> devfs filesystem. It wouldn't even boot properly because fsck couldn't
> run. It seems that /dev/hdaX isn't in the filesystem. I managed to get
> the kernel to not mount devfs at boot time by passing the devfs=nomount
> parameter to the kernel. This solved the boot problem but not the X
> problem. It seems X is having problems detecting the mouse. I don't
> know why because it seems to work fine with the 2.2.17 kernel.
See the various threads on this list about the new input layer.
> I've just read something about devfsd needing to be run early in the
> boot cycle to create the /dev/hdaX links. This will solve the boot
> problem but still the X problem remains. If anyone can shed some light
> on the situation, or better still give me a solution, then I would be
> very appreciative.
Don't you have the Debian devfsd package installed? It did all that for me
automatically.
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Earthling Michel Dänzer (MrCooper) \ Debian GNU/Linux (powerpc) developer
CS student, Free Software enthusiast \ XFree86 and DRI project member
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