Adolfo Bello <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have tried twice to update the kernel from 2.4.19-16 to 2.4.20 the first > time and to 2.4.19-24 the second one. > > The only problem that I am facing is that I can not get X to start. Now > (after enabling ACPI) doing "shutdown -h now" my machine power-off (Femme, I > know somebody said that it doesn't have anything to do with powering off, > but in my case it does), my sound card is recognized (this problem has been > a major PITA with Mandrake and this Toshiba laptop) and every service is > starting fine but the graphical environment. > > Now I am absolutely clueless on what to do or where to go and will consider > installing Mandrake again just a last resource(several installs in last 2 > months in the process of learning but now I have a fairly decent setup that > I don't want lose). > > I started with original /boot/config and only added support to ACPI and > dropped a lot of modules, mainly ethernet cards that I don't use or need, > old disks support, radio amateur support, SMP and picked Pentium > III/Coopermine/Celeron as processor. > > Upgrade was made using gcc 3.2 (after doing the upgrade I read advises > against it). > > Hints, clues, tips, advises or RTFM links will be truly appreciated. > > Adolfo > >
> Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com What video card are you running? What kernel are you trying to boot? Is dm running? What does startx say when it presumibly fails? What runlevel is being selected on boot? -- Simon R�e mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] openPGP key : http://www.codeford.com/simonree.asc ---------------------------------------------------------------- -> Please Donate to the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation <- -> http://www.cysticfibrosis.ca <- ----------------------------------------------------------------
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