Re: Kernel video driver (was: Boot problem @ /hurd/ext2fs.static)

2002-06-17 Thread Wolfgang Jährling
I'd like to note that this discussion should probably be moved to bug-hurd, as that's the appropriate list. Daniel Borgmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, 2002-06-17 at 12:31, Wolfgang Jährling wrote: > > I don't think it should be a pipe. It should make it possible for > > applications to

Re: Kernel video driver (was: Boot problem @ /hurd/ext2fs.static)

2002-06-17 Thread Niels Möller
Daniel Borgmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > That sounds like a good plan. Any thoughts how this should work in > detail? I mean, should the translator just be something like a "pipe" to > the video memory or should it already provide drawing functions? One could start with saying that it should

Re: Kernel video driver (was: Boot problem @ /hurd/ext2fs.static)

2002-06-17 Thread Daniel Borgmann
On Mon, 2002-06-17 at 12:31, Wolfgang Jährling wrote: > > I mean, should the translator just be something like a "pipe" to > > the video memory or should it already provide drawing functions? Should > > it allow access from every application? > > I don't think it should be a pipe. It should make

Re: Kernel video driver (was: Boot problem @ /hurd/ext2fs.static)

2002-06-17 Thread Wolfgang Jährling
Daniel Borgmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > That sounds like a good plan. It is our plan, so obviously it must be good. ;-) > I mean, should the translator just be something like a "pipe" to > the video memory or should it already provide drawing functions? Should > it allow access from every ap

Re: Kernel video driver (was: Boot problem @ /hurd/ext2fs.static)

2002-06-17 Thread Daniel Borgmann
On Mon, 2002-06-17 at 09:42, Niels Möller wrote: > > The idea seems to be to use memory mapping and a translator so > > applications can just write to this translator to access the video > > memory. The kernel would than directly talk to the > > hardware, for example through a VESA driver. Is that

Re: Kernel video driver (was: Boot problem @ /hurd/ext2fs.static)

2002-06-17 Thread Niels Möller
Daniel Borgmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > The idea seems to be to use memory mapping and a translator so > applications can just write to this translator to access the video > memory. The kernel would than directly talk to the > hardware, for example through a VESA driver. Is that correct? Mo

Kernel video driver (was: Boot problem @ /hurd/ext2fs.static)

2002-06-16 Thread Daniel Borgmann
Hi Marcus, Sunday, June 16, 2002, 6:14:30 PM, you wrote: >> kernel /boot/gnumach.gz root=hd0s2 >> -T typed ${root} MB> Shouldn't this be "root=device:hd0s@" because of the "typed"? This works, great! Hm, just looked at the installation guide and it also says device:hd0sx... Don't know

Re: Boot problem @ /hurd/ext2fs.static

2002-06-16 Thread Marcus Brinkmann
On Sat, Jun 15, 2002 at 10:30:58AM +0200, Daniel Borgmann wrote: > kernel /boot/gnumach.gz root=hd0s2 > -T typed ${root} Shouldn't this be "root=device:hd0s@" because of the "typed"? Marcus -- `Rhubarb is no Egyptian god.' Debian http://www.debian.org [EMAIL PROTECTED] Marcus Brinkman

Re: Boot problem @ /hurd/ext2fs.static

2002-06-15 Thread Daniel Borgmann
Hello, On Sat, 2002-06-15 at 11:30, Kapil Hari Paranjape wrote: > > --- snip --- > > title GNU/Hurd > > root(hd0,1) > > kernel /boot/gnumach.gz root=hd0s2 > > module /hurd/ext2fs.static > > --multiboot-command-line=${kernel-command-line} > > --host-priv-port=${hos

Re: Boot problem @ /hurd/ext2fs.static

2002-06-15 Thread Neal H. Walfield
> When I try to boot using the module statements from the installation > instructions (I did copy and paste), it always hangs up. The message > where it hangs up is: > "start /hurd/ext2fs.static:" > right after loading the modules. > > This is pasted from my menu.lst: > > --- snip --- > title

Re: Boot problem @ /hurd/ext2fs.static

2002-06-15 Thread Kapil Hari Paranjape
Hello, On Sat, Jun 15, 2002 at 10:30:58AM +0200, Daniel Borgmann wrote: > This is pasted from my menu.lst: > > --- snip --- > title GNU/Hurd > root(hd0,1) > kernel /boot/gnumach.gz root=hd0s2 > module /hurd/ext2fs.static > --multiboot-command-line=${kernel-comman

Boot problem @ /hurd/ext2fs.static

2002-06-15 Thread Daniel Borgmann
Hello list! Since yesterday I have the Hurd running and so far I like it (very interesting to start learning Hurd-hacking). There is just one glitch so and I thought it might not hurd.. err... hurt to ask you about it. When I try to boot using the module statements from the installation instructi