On Fri, 20 Nov 1998, Christian Meder wrote: > On Fri, Nov 20, 1998 at 04:51:32PM +0000, Jules Bean wrote: > > --On Thu, Nov 19, 1998 4:25 pm +0100 "Christian Meder" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > On Thu, Nov 19, 1998 at 10:13:40AM -0500, Ben Collins wrote: > > >> Also, I compiled the xfree86 packages under the new libc6 2.0.100. I had > > >> to hack around some with a few things so I'm not gonna upload them to > > >> Incoming, but I will make them available in my home directory on master > > >> sometime today for those that want X. > > > > > > I'll upload new xfree packages which are based on -8 in an hour or so ... > > > They look pretty stable. I'll forward the patch to the BTS. > > > Sorry to bypass you, Anders, but I needed a xlib6 (libc5 compat package) > > for > > > lesstif compilation urgently. > > > > Hmm. > > > > They're broken here. > > > > xdm causes the kernel to halt (back to PROM prompt - 'program terminated'). > > > > startx as a user doesn't work (apparently because /dev/fb doesn't exist). > > > > startx as root causes the kernel to halt as above. > > > > On one occasion when it halted, I saw the message 'modprobe - unable to > > locate fb' or something like that. > > Hmmm .... > > Which kernel are you using ?
The version of 2.1.125 you uploaded. > > The only problem which I see on a 2.0.35 is that startx doesn't work as a > user (like you said above). I don't see any crashes. I can even tell you why that is. It's because you don't have permissions for /dev/fb* .Try running constype as a normal user, and then try as root. Also, there doesn't seem to be a symlink from /dev/fb to /dev/fb0 on my machine, which maybe there should be. Jules /----------------+-------------------------------+---------------------\ | Jelibean aka | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | 6 Evelyn Rd | | Jules aka | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Richmond, Surrey | | Julian Bean | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | TW9 2TF *UK* | +----------------+-------------------------------+---------------------+ | War doesn't demonstrate who's right... just who's left. | | When privacy is outlawed... only the outlaws have privacy. | \----------------------------------------------------------------------/
