It can't be an XF86 configuration problem, since we've never gotten that far. The screen goes black as soon as BootX loads the new kernel, and never returns. I never see the scrolling text messages that Linux usually displays while booting.
Rick Rick Thomas wrote: > > I tell BootX to load the 2.4.18 kernel, make sure that the "use frame > buffer video" and "force video mode" checkboxes are set, click the > "Linux" button, and the screen goes black. The disk makes its usual > quiet "activity" noises -- so I assume that the boot process is > progressing even though I can't see it, but the screen never returns. > What can be wrong? > > Did you ever see anything like that? > > Rick >
