Re: 2.4.0-test9 kernel problems

2000-10-08 Thread johna
OK, yes the problem was a configuration one ... CONFIG_VT and CONFIG_VT_CONSOLE were set to y, but CONFIG_VGA_CONSOLE was set to n. It was this last one which was causing the problem. I now have the 386 kernel loading into the netstation, starting up, mounting rootfs, starting init and init star

2.4.0-test9 kernel problems (was 2.4 kernel problems on 386)

2000-10-07 Thread johna
I had problems loading a variant of this kernel on a 386. The problems are now more obvious, as I've tried to operate this kernel, compiled for a 386, on my pentium pro. In this case, the kernel starts up, but has no communication with the screen. No messages are logged to the screen. However, th