Well, don't I need to use the frame buffer or does XFree 4 get around this problem?
On Wed, 4 Oct 2000, Ethan Benson wrote: > On Wed, Oct 04, 2000 at 01:50:14AM +0000, Cameron Berkenpas wrote: > > I can't seem to create a working 2.4 kernel in debian ppc. > > Maybe the problem is that boot X doesn't support 2.4 kernels? > > I would like to have a working 2.4 kernel so I could get a voodoo3 and > > actually have X running at a decent speed on my starmax 4000/200 at the > > high res I put it on. > > maybe i missed something by why does th kernel version matter here? i > would think you might need XFree4 but why kernel 2.4test ? > > > Also, I'd rather avoid using MacOS together, it's possible to have li8nux > > bootable without macos using the open firmware? How do I access the open > > firmware? > > yes, it can be done usually, its somewhat more difficult with oldworld > macs since their OF implementation really sucks. you need the quik > bootloader. > > to access OF hold down command option o f. on many oldworld machines > you need to change the output device variable to your video card or > else use a serial terminal (you may have to use terminal anyway if OF > does not support your video card) > > > -- > Ethan Benson > http://www.alaska.net/~erbenson/ >
