>>>>> "richard" == richard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Hi richard> The original culprit was "make xconfig", it did'nt make the richard> config file, just said it did. both the generic 2.4.17 richard> kernel and kernel 2.4.17-20 compiled and even the modules richard> built and loaded., when "make menuconfig " bwas used. That is supposed to be fixed richard> the current kernel is 2.4.17-2, and is stable richard> running my compile of 2.4.17-20 mdk completly killed X , put richard> the monitor in to standby mode, locked out the keyboard, richard> killed the ps2 mouse driver, and somehow effected the bios " richard> gave error message slave ide fail" PC powered down rebooted richard> on 2.4.17-2mdk-1-1, X failed to start and XFdrake produced richard> errors and no config tests worked.....considered this was my richard> fault due to inexperiance. Nope, I will guess that you have hardware problems, could you test if your machine survives a night memtest86? Compiling a kernel is a user operation, i.e. it can't freeze the machine at all. richard> Complete reinstall 8.1 , downloaded kernel 2.4.17-20mdk-1-1, richard> installed with later versions of iptables 1.2.4-2mdk, richard> mkinitrd-3.1.6-27mdk,findutils-4.1.7-3mdk ran with kernel richard> 2.4.17-20mdk-1-1, OK into the consol, started X...and got richard> exactly the same effect as the kernel I built, this time it richard> did'nt cause the "slave ide fail "on reboot. Same thing, I will guess that you have any problem in the hardware, slave ide fail on reboot should never happend for a crash :( richard> Another fresh install of 8.1 as before but this time with richard> kernel-2.4.17-21mdk-1-1, as before ,now getting very richard> frustrated ! :((( richard> another virgin install of 8.1 this time ran 2.4.17-2mdk, no richard> problems, I also use d EXT3 to help recover from bad richard> shutdowns. so loaded in kernel-enterprise-2.4.17-21mdk-1-1, richard> this time very similar crashed X and killed the ps2 mouse richard> driver, but this time I could rerun with 2.4.17-2mdk,,,but richard> only KDE remains Gnome desktop has departed ! There is no richard> indication in syslog of whats causing this, on all occasions richard> I 've also tried remote access, but in each case the machine richard> was completly hung. richard> system details AMD duron 700MHz 512MB ram ,ATI Radeon VE richard> 64Mb, hansol 710a mon. Humm, systems looks quite normal, i.e. nothing really special, I have just asked, and here people are running ATI radeaos without problems. ... richard> I have tried 2.4.17-10mdk, but this caused problems with iptables. Current iptables should work with that kernel (i.e. 8.1 iptables don't work with new kernel, new iptables should work with both). richard> /var/log/kernel/warnings show these kernels listed as richard> mandrake 8.2, are they backward compatable with 8.1 ????. They are mainly compatibles with 8.1, but I will test that we don't did nothing stupid tomorrow (I don't have a 8.1 machine handy today). richard> If I could find a mirror that will give a download speed on > richard> 40k/sec, I'll try 8.2 beta3,,but has anyone got 8.2 beta3 richard> running with an ATI Radeon card installed Yes. richard> If there is no backward compatability 8,2 will go down like a richard> lead ballon Later, Juan. -- In theory, practice and theory are the same, but in practice they are different -- Larry McVoy
