Hadess (I think) wrote: > > Well, thanks to Ethan's advice, I was able to reboot using the > > CD and yaboot from the MacOS partition (that's not too risky, is > > it?), copy the device files from /dev to the mounted root file > > system, and from there I was able to run MAKEDEV once I was > > sort-of up and running (which should regularize /dev, right?)
> > A couple problems I'm having: > > * I don't currently have a /dev/xconsole. > ./MAKEDEV in the /dev directory should help you... The MAKEDEV in the /dev directory is different than the one in /sbin that I've been using? > > * http://ppclinux.apple.com/~benh still doesn't work. > > > > * Using Hadess' XF86Config, X still doesn't work. Although this > > crash is much more interesting. The screen blanks, and there's a > > horizontal line, and it gradually changes brightness. > > control-alt-delete doesn't seem to abort X when that happens. > Happened to me as well when you try to run X using the OFFB, very weird > stuff... > Try with the kernel arguments I (might) have given to you. Aty128fb has to be > used otherwise it doesn't work, don't ask me why... > it is: append = "video=aty128fb:vmode:10:depth:8" I have that already. > > I'm about to try it again after removing enlightenment. > > It still happened. > It's X' fault. Ah. > > * Hadess has the mouse going to /dev/usbmouse. Should this be a > > symlink to /dev/input/mice? > Yes it is. I will check that and make it a symlink then. > > * I made audio, but I don't know if sound works yet. wavp doesn't > > seem to be working. > Grab the dmasound hack. http://students.washington.edu/mpalczew/ I will. > > * How much would I benefit from trying to compile my own kernel, as > > opposed to continuing to use 2.2.18pre17-benh? > It's your own... That's a point. Unfortunately I have to make a quick business trip, but I'll try everything out when I get back. Phil [EMAIL PROTECTED]
