> Started to install slack alpha on my AS400 this past weekend
> (from a sync that I did around the 11th, our firewall has
> been having problems, so I don't have anything newer and this
> might no longer apply). I noticed that after aboot loads the
> kernel and the kernel takes over that I no longer get a
> console display. Of course, this is because the kernel didn't
> have TGA framebuffer support included. It would be nice if it
> was included. Of course, it would also be nice if we could
> have one generic kernel too ;)
Yes, having the one generic kernel would be a very nice thing. Maybe it's
time to steal another distribution's configs. :)
As for the TGA framebuffer support, that brings up a few interesting
questions. I've basically figured out that the only framebuffers that work
on Alphas are the TGA ones, correct? Additionally, there's a certain set
of options that *must* be enabled for the TGA framebuffer to work.
So if I were to nuke all framebuffer support except for the TGA cards,
would that cause significant problems? Does anyone see a problem with
that?
I might also remove all USB support from the kernels since: (1) I don't
think there are too many Alphas with USB support, and (2) I don't believe
the OHCI drivers work properly. What does everyone think?
--
Chris Lumens - chris@slackware.com - KG6CIH
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