Yeah, well the problem there is that I have tried three things:
XFree86 -configure
and
xf86cfg
and
xf86config
XFree86 -configure works, sortof. I get a working X but it has the color
depth of 256 colors at 2048x1024 as the default. I have tried editing the
resulting XF86Config to change this to no avail.
xf86cfg flat out doesn't work. It crashes at startup.
xf86config works, sort of, but it doesn't help me with color depth.
The kernel: I installed kernel-source-2.4.3-17mdk and the associated
kernel-headers. I then did the xconfig, make dep, make clean, make bzImage,
etc. It builds just fine and installs fine. What it absolutely will NOT do
is boot. Instead, it kernel panics regardless of what settings I change. I
am using the same settings/modules, etc, that worked perfectly for
2.4.2-20mdk when I built that.
I am about to annihilate XFree86 off my system and reinstall it from scratch.
Hopefully that will fix the problems associated with it, but it wont do squat
for the kernel. I am going to have to reinstall the 2.4.2 source so I can
rebuild DRI for my radeon card. I was going to do it with 2.4.3, but since
it is a useless kernel, it's back to 2.4.2.
On Friday 13 April 2001 09:30 pm, F% wrote:
> Ok, i'm about to offer my two cents. But first let me say that this is not
> a criticism of DrakX, Linuxconf, or any other "to configure, press this
> button" configuration tool. They rock! Why reinvent the wheel? Why make
> things difficult when there is an easy way? But, enjoying linux for what it
> is, here's my $0.02:
>
> This is why it's good to know how to configure things manually and not to
> have to depend on a configuration utility.
>
> There! I said it. Having said that, i don't know how to help you with a
> manual configuration of your printer or your kernel. For your printer, i
> would suggest poking around in /etc/sysconfig. For your kernel, i would
> suggest installing it from source, as opposed to rpm. And for drakconf, i
> don't have anything to suggest.
>
> ?,
> j
>
> --- Praedor Tempus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > 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?
> > --
> > Against stupidity, the gods themselves contend in vain.
>
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