How do you get 2.4 to boot? Do you use bootx? On Thu, 5 Oct 2000, Adam C Powell IV wrote:
> Michael Schmitz wrote: > > > > Sorry about the last e-mail, I didn't put anything into it, hehe. Anyway, > > > 2.2 kernels, at least 2.2.16 doesn't have a fb support for the 3dfx > > > voodoo3, which I want as I use the frame buffer X server as X for PPC > > > (3.3.6 anyway) doesn't have a specific driver for that card or most cards > > > for that matter. > > > > That wasn't entirely clear from your mail. Anyway, the changes between 2.2 > > and 2.4 framebuffer drivers don't look to be much more than the rewritten > > struct definitions. Backporting to 2.2.18 should be possible without major > > hassle. > > Keep in mind that "major hassle" is relative. > > Example: the first time I tried to do IP masquerading, it was a major hassle, > because I started with the HOWTOs, and spent several hours trying to come up > with good rules and ppp scripts. Then I searched the package archive in > dselect > and installing the ipmasq package did everything automatically, with a good > set > of conservative rules and the ppp scripts built-in, so it would now take me > just > four seconds (literally). > > It's like Miguel saying, "You want a new Gnumeric feature? Well, just add it > to > the source code!" > > It's not quite that simple for someone not familiar with the framebuffer > sources. Maybe for the tdfx-fb author... > > In the meantime, I built -test6 successfully, and it boots with quik on a > StarMax (pmac 4400 clone) and runs fine, except for ppp, but we've discussed > that before. Couldn't get -test8 to build. Maybe -test6 will work with > tdfx-fb? > > HTH, > > -Adam P. > > Welcome to the best software in the world today cafe! > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
