Stew, I had this configuration working before.
Could you please list what I should have for bootx and in linux ? I currently have the following setup: bootx root=/dev/sdb7 ramdisk size 4096 ramdisk macos/system folder/linux kernels/initrd... How do I build an initrd that will work ? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stew Benedict" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, December 24, 2002 13:29 Subject: Re: X Font error > > On Wed, 25 Dec 2002, Alex Horvath wrote: > > > Hi All. > > > > installed mdk-ppc 8.2 from ISOs, and I have a couple of problems. > > > > 1st, major, sice i can't do much now: > > > > When I try to start X, I get the following error: > > > > Fatal server error > > Could not open default font 'fixed' > > > > sound like xfs is not running > > > XIO fatal IO error 104 (connection reser by peer) > > on X server ":0.0" > > after 0 requests (0 processed) with 0 events remaining. > > > > -- > > > > X worked fine, but it crashed and when I rebooted I got this error. > > > > Also, I am tring to boot off a 2940UW, and I get a "no init found" if I use > > it. if I plug the drives in to the onboard scsi, they boot no problem. The > > kernels in the boot folder have the same names as those on the CD, are they > > different with the same names, or the same. If they are different, I think > > copying the CD one over will fix the problem. > > > > Not the kernel, initrd. You need one with the proper modules for that > controller in it. Are you booting from BootX? If so, you need to build an > initrd on the Linux side and get it over to MacOS. > > Stew Benedict > > -- > MandrakeSoft > PPC FAQ: http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/ppcFAQ.php3 > IRC: irc.openproject.net #cooker-ppc > Archives: http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=mandrake-cooker-ppc&r=1&w=2 > > >
