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From: terry@ithaca.Eng.Sandy.Novell.COM (Terry Lambert)
Subject: Re: X386 still doesn't work for me
Message-ID: <1992Aug18.174127.3261@gateway.novell.com>
Keywords: X386, startup trouble, keyboard junk
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In article <1992Aug18.141621.24833@olymp.informatik.uni-bonn.de> juengst@boss1.physik.uni-bonn.de (Henry G. Juengst) writes:
>... --- ...    ;-)
>
>Hello,
>
>  I'm still trying to get X386 working, but it only starts if I boot MSDOS
>before and reboot without a hardware reset. Otherwise it produces a core
>dump (you can have it if it could help). If it starts (e.g. via xdm) the
>keyboard input is a "little bit" confused. I do not the character I pressed.
>
>I tried to open and close /dev/vga and /dev/console, stty raw </dev/console,
>removed /dev/console from /etc/ttys. Nothing helps.
>
>Please, can anybody tell me where I can find a patched X server, BSD kernel
>or what ever I need ? I'm afraid, but I can't recompile the server or kernel
>because the hard disk is to small. I've got a friend who has the same
>problem and he would be happy too, if you can help.

You *must* patch the kernel.  This is not an option.  Patches are in the
X distribution.  This will continue to be the case until such time as the
patches are incorportated into the standard kernel and it is rereleased.

Anyone with an already patched kernel without too much garbage in it (mine
has 3 extra file systems, only 2 of which currently work, patches to the
boot code, patches to the page table code, the starlan driver, and a hacked
hi/lo density floppy driver) care to ftp it up to agate.berkeley.edu for
this guy and his friend?

					Terry Lambert
					terry_lambert@gateway.novell.com
					terry@icarus.weber.edu

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