Re: 2.4.0-test2 kernel

[Michel <da...@re...>]

Glenn Hisdal wrote:

> - I can't use the cybervision64 driver. It compiles without problems but it
> is not used by the kernel when I boot.
> 
> bootstrap line: bootstrap --apus -k vmlinux root=/dev/hda7
> video=cyber:800x600-8 60nsram debug=mem
        ^^^^^
Maybe the the name has changed or it isn't initialized (correctly) by the
upper fbdev layer anymore. Check drivers/video/fbcon.c (IIRC).


> - pppd say that the kernel does not have PPP support although I did compile
> ppp support into the kernel. (My pppd version is 2.3.7, is it to old ?).
> It looks from the dmesg output that ppp support is there...

Get the latest pppd, IIRC 2.3.11 is needed for 2.4 .


> - I can't mount AFFS partitions.
>   The system hangs when I try to do this.

Others have reported that as well - seems like the "fixed" AFFS only works on
i386 so far :-/


Michel


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