Re: console, modules and pixel64

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

Hello Lio

Am 05-Jan-03 schrieb Lio:

> Hi All,
> I use gdm as default login screen but I can not log in as root from this
> screen

IIRC this is how it should be. You should never login as root!!

> but I do not know how to switch to console mode. What are the keys ?

ctrl+alt+F1

or whatever Fx you like to switch from X to a console. alt+F7 or F6 to switch
back to X.

> I use kernel 2.4.13 and installed its modules 2.4.13-20011030, and rename
> the folder from 2.4.13-20011030 to 2.4.13. Now at boot screen, I get after
> calculating modules depencies messages telling me "dep.mod... is not owned
> by root" Do you have to care about this ?

No idea, but I guess you copied them from an affs partition as a normal user?
So chown them to root.

> I would like to know which gfx driver should I take for a pixel64 gfx card
> (cirrus logic GD5429) ?
> Regards
> Lio

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Best wishes,
Andi