On 2002.10.12 Michael Steil wrote: >Hi! > >I patched the boot kernel to support the Xbox, and I can run stage 1 >already, with keyboard support. > >Stage 2 also loads correctly, but the X server doesn't start. I don't >remember the correct error, but it was something like "invalid >settings". > >I strongly suspect that it's the color depth. The installer X server >uses 16 bit framebuffer, right? At the moment, the Xbox framebuffer >only supports 32 bit. Can anyone please tell me what exactly this >installer X server is and with what settings it has been compiled? At >the moment, I see no other way than recompiling it with 32 bit video >support. >
An idea: you could get rid of X sever on install step, making installer less resource hungry. Use fbdev in vesa mode, and gtk2-linuxfb for building installer (wouldn't you kill for an antilased installer...). Err, XDrake is C ? -- J.A. Magallon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> \ Software is like sex: werewolf.able.es \ It's better when it's free Mandrake Linux release 9.1 (Cooker) for i586 Linux 2.4.20-pre10-jam1 (gcc 3.2 (Mandrake Linux 9.0 3.2-2mdk))
