I sorta know how you feel. My drakconf is out of commision also. But I
think it has more to do with kde upgrades than the kernel. At least the
2.4.3-13mdk fixed my memory problems. All my hardware was already set up, so
I'm ok for now. However, next week I'm installing a nic card and it would be
nice to use some of those now unavailable tools.
I may have to start over from scratch also. (D*mn it.) :-((
-s
On Friday 13 April 2001 11:08 pm, you wrote:
> Yeah, well the problem there is that I have tried three things:
>
> XFree86 -configure
> and
> xf86cfg
> and
> xf86config
>
> XFree86 -configure works, sortof. I get a working X but it has the color
> depth of 256 colors at 2048x1024 as the default. I have tried editing the
> resulting XF86Config to change this to no avail.
>
> xf86cfg flat out doesn't work. It crashes at startup.
>
> xf86config works, sort of, but it doesn't help me with color depth.
>
> The kernel: I installed kernel-source-2.4.3-17mdk and the associated
> kernel-headers. I then did the xconfig, make dep, make clean, make
> bzImage, etc. It builds just fine and installs fine. What it absolutely
> will NOT do is boot. Instead, it kernel panics regardless of what settings
> I change. I am using the same settings/modules, etc, that worked perfectly
> for 2.4.2-20mdk when I built that.
>
> I am about to annihilate XFree86 off my system and reinstall it from
> scratch. Hopefully that will fix the problems associated with it, but it
> wont do squat for the kernel. I am going to have to reinstall the 2.4.2
> source so I can rebuild DRI for my radeon card. I was going to do it with
> 2.4.3, but since it is a useless kernel, it's back to 2.4.2.
>
> On Friday 13 April 2001 09:30 pm, F% wrote:
> > Ok, i'm about to offer my two cents. But first let me say that this is
> > not a criticism of DrakX, Linuxconf, or any other "to configure, press
> > this button" configuration tool. They rock! Why reinvent the wheel? Why
> > make things difficult when there is an easy way? But, enjoying linux for
> > what it is, here's my $0.02:
> >
> > This is why it's good to know how to configure things manually and not to
> > have to depend on a configuration utility.
> >
> > There! I said it. Having said that, i don't know how to help you with a
> > manual configuration of your printer or your kernel. For your printer, i
> > would suggest poking around in /etc/sysconfig. For your kernel, i would
> > suggest installing it from source, as opposed to rpm. And for drakconf, i
> > don't have anything to suggest.
> >
> > ?,
> > j
> >
> > --- Praedor Tempus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > OK, I really need some help here. I built kernel-2.4.3-17mdk without
> > > any problem using essentially the same settings as a successful build
> > > of 2.4.2-20mdk. Kernel-2.4.3-17mdk will NOT bootup. It gives a kernel
> > > panic about not being able to mount root device "306" or 03:06, and
> > > states that I need to pass it a proper "root=" append. Huh? 2.4.2 has
> > > NO problems with my system at all but 2.4.3 refuses to accept my
> > > system. It built just fine.
> > >
> > > Second. ALL drakxtools are totally dicked up and unworkable. I have
> > > tried various versions of drakxtools on my system from 33.5mdk to 91mdk
> > > and they ALL fail to work. If I try to change my X resolution using
> > > drakx, I get:
> > >
> > > String found where operator expected at /usr/lib/libDrakX/modules.pm
> > > line 583, near "output "/proc/parport/0/irq""
> > > (Do you need to predeclare output?)
> > > syntax error at /usr/lib/libDrakX/modules.pm line 583, near "output
> > > "/proc/parport/0/irq""
> > > Compilation failed in require at /usr/sbin/XFdrake line 24.
> > > BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/sbin/XFdrake line 24.
> > >
> > > I have tried doing this with perl-5.600 to 5.700 and it is ALWAYS the
> > > same. Besides that, what the hell does a parport or IRQ have to do with
> > > XFree86 resolution?! Why does it matter one bit what /proc/parport has
> > > in it if all I want to do is change my default X resolution?
> > >
> > > I also cannot use printerdrake:
> > >
> > > everything already installed
> > > Undefined subroutine &interactive::deref called at
> > > /usr/lib/libDrakX/interactive.pm line 284.
> > >
> > > Totally useless...I have a printer but cannot install it because
> > > printerdrake is dorked up.
> > >
> > > I have also tried compiling drakxtools from source. It builds but
> > > produces the same damn errors. What is wrong here? How do I fix it?
> > > --
> > > Against stupidity, the gods themselves contend in vain.
> >
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