Unfortunately, I had to elect to reinstall everything. I am now in the
process of downloading a bunch of src rpms to bring back kde 2.1.1,
kernel-2.4.3, XFree86-4.0.3, and several other things. It will be a long day
tomorrow rebuilding a working system.
On Saturday 14 April 2001 12:49 am, you wrote:
> I sorta know how you feel. My drakconf is out of commision also. But I
> think it has more to do with kde upgrades than the kernel. At least the
> 2.4.3-13mdk fixed my memory problems. All my hardware was already set up,
> so I'm ok for now. However, next week I'm installing a nic card and it
> would be nice to use some of those now unavailable tools.
> I may have to start over from scratch also. (D*mn it.) :-((
> -s
>
> On Friday 13 April 2001 11:08 pm, you wrote:
> > 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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