> 2.) With this kernel I can finally run the ati driver instead of the fbdev > driver (which was the only driver able to run on kernel 2.4.18). > I just get some 3-5 seconds of "erupting colourful clouds" on my screen when > starting the kde environment with startx just before the light grey screen > appears. These "clouds" I also recognise when I boot into MacOS X. But here > only for a duration of half a second. Are these "clouds" a sign for any > destructive possibility?
Nope. Something isn't initialized right away, I'd guess. > 3.) With this new kernel I can't see any cursor on my black text screen. How > do I get my cursor back? It is annoying to guess where the cursor could be > and input text on the command line or in pico. I've had that on the Lombard with a previous 2.4 version - happened sporadically, no differences in the dumped register output ... Michael