Re: Is the latest bootstrap buggy ?

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

On Mit, 1969-12-31 at 22:59, FFF wrote:
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> 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 ?

Apparently, bogl depends on the framebuffer device providing a certain
value (the line length), which virgefb doesn't. bogl should fall back to
the horizontal resolution, like X does. Someone should submit a bug
report to that effect.

> I've tried many times to install Woody, but always got the same error,
> while initialising the installation proccess.

You should be able to install with virgefb disabled.


> I noticed that missing packages are symlinks , are they pointing somewher=
e else ?

Probably, look at them with ls -l or file or ...


PS: Please please please fix the clock on your computer.

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Earthling Michel D=E4nzer (MrCooper)/ Debian GNU/Linux (powerpc) developer
XFree86 and DRI project member   /  CS student, Free Software enthusiast