On Wed, Oct 04, 2000 at 01:50:14AM +0000, Cameron Berkenpas wrote: > I can't seem to create a working 2.4 kernel in debian ppc. > Maybe the problem is that boot X doesn't support 2.4 kernels? > I would like to have a working 2.4 kernel so I could get a voodoo3 and > actually have X running at a decent speed on my starmax 4000/200 at the > high res I put it on.
maybe i missed something by why does th kernel version matter here? i would think you might need XFree4 but why kernel 2.4test ? > Also, I'd rather avoid using MacOS together, it's possible to have li8nux > bootable without macos using the open firmware? How do I access the open > firmware? yes, it can be done usually, its somewhat more difficult with oldworld macs since their OF implementation really sucks. you need the quik bootloader. to access OF hold down command option o f. on many oldworld machines you need to change the output device variable to your video card or else use a serial terminal (you may have to use terminal anyway if OF does not support your video card) -- Ethan Benson http://www.alaska.net/~erbenson/
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