Re: Is the latest bootstrap buggy ?

[Andreas <an...@po...>]

Hello FFF

>> I think I found a bug in latest bootstrap, after initialazing everything
>> and arriving to the fb section, executes BusyBOX v. 060-3, then it aborts
>> with error "Bogl can't find screen type" (it must be a bug), because I've
>> tried with every single screen mode my Cybervison643D has and end up with
>> the same result, my question is this program calls screenmodes on various
>> cards, (amifb works), but virge doesn't, so is the CV643D missing ? I've
>> tried many times to install Woody, but always got the same error, while
>> initialising the installation proccess. Now I'm trying with potato, but the
>> kernel doesn't recognize my network card, an X-Surf,
> 
> Kernel 2.2.10 which is included in the potato as well as in the woody
> boot-floppies doesn't support the X-Surf. For this to work, you have to use
> the latest 2.4.17 kernel, which, on the other hand may not work with the
> current woody boot-floppies.

Addendum: kernel 2.4.9 does also support the X-Surf, but isn't dhcp enabled.
I.e. install using the network works alright, but you have to configure the
interface by yourself. If you have a static ip-address, no problem here.

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Regards,
Andi