> > 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?
>
> That sounds reasonable. Most(?) alpha hardware that came from DEC
> used either the DEC TGA cards or a VGA which is suportted through
> their wonderful BIOS emulation.
>
> >
> > 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?
>
> This might be good as well. It not only decreases the kernel image, but
> also decreases the number of conflicts that can occur. Does anyone use
> an USB device to install to/from?
Okay, I'll get to playing with that later today or tomorrow or something.
Right now, I'm working on KDE 2.1, which took much of yesterday and will
take most of today. I'm also debating dropping RPM out of the
distribution, but haven't reached a decision on that yet.
--
Chris Lumens - chris@slackware.com - KG6CIH
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