[KLUG Members] Re: FC2 Test 1, X, & > 2.6.1

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On Tue, May 04, 2004 at 10:22:42PM -0400, Adam Tauno Williams was only escaped
   alone to tell thee:

> Ok, so now I have something resembling a working distribution on FC2t1 &
> kernel 2.6.1.  Interesting that if I attempt to use one of their newer
> kernels X doesn't run, but dies with -
> 
> [drm] Initialized i830 1.3.2 20021108 on minor 0
> mtrr: base(0xe8020000) is not aligned on a size(0x180000) boundary

Ow. Not seen that one before. Still, X could run without MTRRs.

> atkbd.c: Unknown key released (translated set 2, code 0x7a on isa0060/
> serio0).
> atkbd.c: This is an XFree86 bug. It shouldn't access hardware directly.
> atkbd.c: Unknown key released (translated set 2, code 0x7a on isa0060/
> serio0).
> atkbd.c: This is an XFree86 bug. It shouldn't access hardware directly.

This is a "standard" bug. The kernel people want X to use the kernel to
manipulate the keyboard. I see them all the time.

> [drm:i830_wait_ring] *ERROR* space: 131056 wanted 131064
> [drm:i830_wait_ring] *ERROR* lockup

Not seen this either. (I have a Voodoo 3000.) Looks like some byte-level
problems in FC2 and 2.6.1.

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