OK, I really need some help here. I built kernel-2.4.3-17mdk without any
problem using essentially the same settings as a successful build of
2.4.2-20mdk. Kernel-2.4.3-17mdk will NOT bootup. It gives a kernel panic
about not being able to mount root device "306" or 03:06, and states that I
need to pass it a proper "root=" append. Huh? 2.4.2 has NO problems with my
system at all but 2.4.3 refuses to accept my system. It built just fine.
Second. ALL drakxtools are totally dicked up and unworkable. I have tried
various versions of drakxtools on my system from 33.5mdk to 91mdk and they
ALL fail to work. If I try to change my X resolution using drakx, I get:
String found where operator expected at /usr/lib/libDrakX/modules.pm line
583, near "output "/proc/parport/0/irq""
(Do you need to predeclare output?)
syntax error at /usr/lib/libDrakX/modules.pm line 583, near "output
"/proc/parport/0/irq""
Compilation failed in require at /usr/sbin/XFdrake line 24.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/sbin/XFdrake line 24.
I have tried doing this with perl-5.600 to 5.700 and it is ALWAYS the same.
Besides that, what the hell does a parport or IRQ have to do with XFree86
resolution?! Why does it matter one bit what /proc/parport has in it if all
I want to do is change my default X resolution?
I also cannot use printerdrake:
everything already installed
Undefined subroutine &interactive::deref called at
/usr/lib/libDrakX/interactive.pm line 284.
Totally useless...I have a printer but cannot install it because printerdrake
is dorked up.
I have also tried compiling drakxtools from source. It builds but produces
the same damn errors. What is wrong here? How do I fix it?
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