"X11 remains black (fwd)"

1998-09-01 Thread Tomihisa \(Tom\) Welsh
On Tue, Sep 01, 1998 at 03:49:32PM +0200, Jens Ritter forwarded: [X fails with gcc 2.8.1 compiled 2.0.x kernel] Linux 2.0.x kernels rely on knowledge of the compiler's method optimisation that is only valid for gcc 2.7.x, so you should use only a 2.7.x version to compile them; this is why Debian

Re: X11 remains black (fwd)

1998-09-01 Thread Ossama Othman
Hi, > > I believe that the latest development 2.1.x kernels can be compiled using > > the new compilers. I am not suggesting that you use the development > > kernels, however. > > Why not? :) > I got 2.1.119 last night...man it is sweet :) > My first development kernel :) I didn't want to be re

Re: X11 remains black (fwd)

1998-09-01 Thread Stephen J. Carpenter
On Tue, Sep 01, 1998 at 10:01:48AM -0400, Ossama Othman wrote: > Hi, > > > using the PCMCIA drivers), but if I start X (version included in Debian > > 2.0), the screen remains black. SuperProbe does not work neither. Screen > > black, machine locked ? > > When I reboot with 2.0.30, no problems,

Re: X11 remains black (fwd)

1998-09-01 Thread Manoj Srivastava
Hi, >>"Jens" == Jens Ritter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Jens> When I reboot with 2.0.30, no problems, not at all. Please note that this Jens> 2.0.30 kernel was made with gcc 2.7.2.. while the 2.0.34 with Jens> gcc 2.8.1. The gcc 2.8.1 is the culprit. kernel still needs gcc 2.7.2.

Re: X11 remains black (fwd)

1998-09-01 Thread Ossama Othman
Hi, > using the PCMCIA drivers), but if I start X (version included in Debian > 2.0), the screen remains black. SuperProbe does not work neither. Screen > black, machine locked ? > When I reboot with 2.0.30, no problems, not at all. Please note that this > 2.0.30 kernel was made with gcc 2.7.2..

Re: X11 remains black (fwd)

1998-09-01 Thread jdassen
On Tue, Sep 01, 1998 at 03:49:32PM +0200, Jens Ritter forwarded: [X fails with gcc 2.8.1 compiled 2.0.x kernel] Linux 2.0.x kernels rely on knowledge of the compiler's method optimisation that is only valid for gcc 2.7.x, so you should use only a 2.7.x version to compile them; this is why Debian 2

X11 remains black (fwd)

1998-09-01 Thread Jens Ritter
-- Forwarded message -- Date: Tue, 01 Sep 1998 09:33:48 +0200 From: Vankeerberghen Pieter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: 'Jens Ritter' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: X11 remains black The problem: Debian 1.1 upgraded to 1.3, and now to 2.0: Conversion to libc6 done a long time ago. Recompi