"Paul A. Bernicchi" wrote:
>
> Hi Steve...
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Steve Philp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Friday, April 23, 1999 4:36 AM
> Subject: Re: [expert] Problem with booting off multiple partitions...
>
> > "Paul A. Bernicchi" wrote:
> > >
> > > OK, thanks - I repaired the damage, and moved /usr to /dev/hdd1.
> However,
> > > it mounts after the kernel needs access to /usr/lib/modules (i.e., AWE64
> > > modules at boot time). Any way to force a mount before the init script
> > > actually starts?
> >
> > How about moving the sound configuration later in the boot so that /usr
> > is available. That sounds more reasonable.
>
> OK, would this be done via /etc/rc.d/functions? I have never modified the
> initialization scripts before.
Just create an /etc/rc.d/rc.modules script that contains the commands to
load the sound modules that you want. It will be run after the
partitions have been mounted. Be sure that the script is "chmod +x
rc.modules" so that it's executable.
> >
> > > Also, I'm now having trouble with xfstt. I'm getting an error saying
> > > "cannot find font 'fixed.'" I double-checked my 'ttfonts' symlink and
> it
> > > does point to /mnt/windows/fonts.
> >
> > Make sure xfstt is running before you try starting X. If it's not
> > running, you'll get that error.
>
> According to my initscript, xfstt is loading right near the end of my boot
> process, right before I get a login console. I've even loaded it manually
> in the background (xfstt &) to no avail. I even went so far as to manually
> rerun the xfstt-config script and re-add my Windows fonts directory.
Check /etc/X11/XF86Config to ensure that it's looking to the right
port/host for the fonts. Mine reads:
FontPath "unix/:7100"
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Steve Philp
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