From: Gene Heskett <gene.heskett@verizon.net>
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To: Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu
Subject: Re: load 2.4.x binary only module on 2.6
Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2003 19:42:39 -0500
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On Thursday 06 November 2003 15:23, Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu wrote:
>On Thu, 06 Nov 2003 15:05:28 EST, Gene Heskett said:
>> Very very easily done.  ctrl-alt-f2 to a shell.  It may, or may
>> not work.  crtl-alt-f7 back to X=locked up "tighter than Ft Knox"
>> computer, reset button or power button is all that works.
>
>Odd.. That works fine for me as well (I often do that to go look and
>see if exec-shield or ipfilters has tossed any odd messages).  I
> wonder if it's because I'm using the vesafb framebuffer driver over
> there and you're using something else? Or maybe the NVidia stuff
> happens to be stable for the GeForce 440Go in my Dell laptop, but
> is wonky for your card/box?

Dunno.  Card here is a gforce2-mx200, 32megs, your basic throwaway 
card.  X is 4.1.0, and I'm looking to see if I have the vesafb turned 
on, but I cannot find that as an option, and a grep of .config comes 
back empty.

-- 
Cheers, Gene
AMD K6-III@500mhz 320M
Athlon1600XP@1400mhz  512M
99.27% setiathome rank, not too shabby for a WV hillbilly
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