On Friday 04 June 2004 05:50, Jim Cornette wrote: > xyzzy@xxxxxxxxxx wrote: > >On Friday 04 June 2004 01:37, Jim Cornette wrote: > >>xyzzy@xxxxxxxxxx wrote: > >>>Modifying the GRUB bootup line to get rid of "rhgb" and substituting > >>>"3" (don't know if this is necessary?), gives me a (real fast!) text > >>>bootup. Logging into a regular user and then typing startx -- -nolisten > >>>tcp pops me into X/KDE no problem; but ONLY if the "load dri" is > >>>commented out. If it is present, then it locks up just like the > >>>graphical boot. > >>> > >>>I am going to try the .411 kernel from testing/arjan tonight and see if > >>>this fixes anything... Something weird with how the X server is called > >>>from the boot sequence? > >> > >>The 411 version kernel might not work at all for GUI. There is supposed > >>to be a later version out, with the correction of the introduced bug. I > >>believe the next kernel number is 419. > > > >Oh boy, it sure didn't... much much worse... can't get into X at all > > now... X server bails. > > > >The kernel I see in arjan is now 414... Does this have a fix? > > > >>Jim > >> > >>>>http://freedesktop.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=707 is the bug report I > >>>>have added to it. Add more useful data to it if you have it. I would > >>>>love to see this fixed. > > I believe the fix was in the next version. I think that I pulled from > memory the wrong rev number (419). 414 is probably correct. > If you want to check the fedora-test-list archives, it was a recent > discussion. It should be easy to find the discussion, even without a > search. > > Jim FYI, I am now up and running completely with the 414 kernel. I think I can wait now until the update errata kernel, no? I am updated completely with apt-get and running everything as it should... great looking system!
