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Re: RedHat bugs???

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Joerg Mertin)
Thu Nov 12 10:31:24 1998

Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1998 15:46:39 +0100
From: Joerg Mertin <smurphy@dspecialists.de>
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In-Reply-To: <364AE759.4949C2A1@dinamicmultimedia.es>; from Leo on Thu, Nov 12, 1998 at 02:49:13PM +0100
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On Thu, Nov 12, 1998 at 02:49:13PM +0100, Leo wrote: 
> Leo wrote:
> 
[...]
> 
> The LILO option didn't work.
> I did change settings in the BIOS, not the 15-16M Memory Hole (that was already disabled), but the A20 speed from fast to normal (managed through keyboard chipset --strange!). Now I have 64M instead of 16, but still I don't have all 128M. There's anothe
r option
> I tried to change, but didn't work: it's the AGP Aperture size. Know what this is?
> Anyway, I haven't downloaded kernel 2.2.126/7, I'll try with those and see what happens.
> Is there any drawback in using 2.2.126/7 ?

OK, now, reactivate the LILO string :) mem=128M ... But that´s strange.
Have you tested all your Ram ?

> Got it and works great! :))) There's an rpm version too!
> Just one question, aren't these servers included in RedHat dist?

Unfortunatly not. RedHat has another developement tree (the Intel
i7???dunno Chipset base graphic Boards). Well, I wonder when they will
merge both technologies together :)

> Also, I had to SUID root on the server XFCom_Matrox, even though it advised strongly not to... know why? RedHat's servers have SUID root permision.
> I wasn't able to use xdm (no experience), so I SUIDed it.
Hmm. Enable runlevel 5 and it should work. As root, on the console type in
the command: telinit 5
and see what happens. It should power up xdm.

Regards
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