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Connection between kernel & X11 ?!
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jeff)
Fri Nov 13 22:35:33 1998
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1998 22:38:05 -0500
From: Jeff <strider@acm.org>
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Greetings.
Installing StarOffice 5.0 killed my system--I couldn't even boot into
it.
It had something to do with ld. I had to format / and then reinstall
5.0 from the CD to get Linux running again (tale of woe omitted). I've
been using kernel 2.0.34 since it came out, yet now, when I recompile it
for my needs (same configuration, even after mrproper), when I try to
run X I get a black screen only. When I switch back to tty1 I see an
error message about the fontpath, no resolution selected, etc. When I
boot the default 2.0.32 kernel (which has a bunch of stuff I don't
need), X11 works fine. What in the wide, wide world of sports is going
on here? I've never had a problem running X with 2.0.34 before!
What is the connection?
Another humorous note: I could never use ppp with the default kernel
before. Now, however (obviously!), it works. I'm sure this question is
very simple for some of you?
Thanks VERY much!
Jeff
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