now that I look mine has a 2.3 kernel also.
Terrapin wrote:
> On Sat, 23 Oct 1999, you wrote:
> > ok, remirrored it Fri. to take home this weekend. got thru the install proccess
>just fine. on reboot got
> > lots of scrolling $$$$ interspersed with numbers and x did not start so I went to
>alt-f2 had same screen
> > full of garbage but when I hit enter it went away and let me log in. I ran setup
>and redid my X setup. and
> > changes run level to 3. on reboot alt-f1 stiil is full of garbage and won't
>clear, alt-f2 is full of
> > garbage but clears with enterkey, I log in and startx works fine taking me to
>KDE. I haven't had time to
> > check out all the usual program yet. Maybe later this afternoon.
>
> Very same for me with complete expert hd install from /usr/local/cooker
>
> The garbage appears to be an error with the eighth bit from the look of the
> characters.
>
> Boot into runlevel 3. Changing to runlevel 5 only gives me a grey screen
>
> Install went good up until accepting the x configuration with the mouse. As
> soon as I clicked on "yes", I lost the mouse cursor and had to clt-alt-delete
> out of the install from another virtual terminal. This looks like the old PS/2
> versus IMPS/2 mouse problem. I have an Intellimouse wheel mouse model 1.5a
> PS/2. XF86Config is correct and the mouse works after rebooting.
>
> I noticed there are two kernels installed. Hackkernel is the default and I am
> using it now after having to install ppp package.
>
> My /usr/local partition was not entered into fstab. I had to make an entry and
> mount myself.
>
> The new package selection is looking better. I don't get "lost".
>
> BTW, the double and single quote keys have to be struck twice while I am
> writing this email.
> ' (took 2 hits to make)
> " (took 2 hits to make)
