On Sun, Aug 26, 2001 at 08:54:58AM -0700, Lee Cremeans wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Anthony Lau) wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>... > > > > I'm using the 2.4.9-benh0 kernel with a StarMax 4000 and a Voodoo3. > > Also, with the Voodoo3, your consoles will not work with X. You either > > have to boot with no video driver and no X or X without readable consoles. > > One thing I've noticed is that the consoles *do* work in 2.2.19 > (though with no acceleration and no X because it's through OF), but I > can't even get that far with 2.4.9-benh0 -- it either drops into xmon > (with the Voodoo3 fbdev driver in) or stops updating the sccreen after > the initial welcome screen and boots anyway. Is there a way to at > least get the consoles working without X, like in 2.2.19?
If you use BootX, then just select "no video driver" and boot away. Dunno about other booting methods. Off-Topic: XFS rocks! -- Anthony
