On Wed, Feb 09, 2000 at 03:36:42PM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi. I would like to run mac-on-linux, but I have a 603e and > apparently need a specially patched kernel in order to run > it. The patches that came with the mol package unfortunately > don't apply to the kernel sources that are available for > debian. > > For that matter, the last time I tried the kernel I compiled, > it didn't really work; I got a few lines of text, and then > the screen froze. I could hear the drive going through the > startup sequence though, and when I typed in "root," > my root password, and "reboot," it rebooted. I figure > I configured something wrong wrt the console or something. > > Do I need a framebuffer driver if I'm running Xpmac?
yes, you always need a framebuffer driver, otherwise the console won't work. and besides that Xpmac is not a real X server, it just uses the same framebuffer driver as the console. you also need Xpmac backworks kludge turned on in the kernel config. -- Ethan Benson
