Q: XFree86 (on MeshCube) from Debian?

Q: XFree86 (on MeshCube) from Debian?

[Ralf Ackermann]

Hello,

thanks a lot to the persons who helped me setting up a Debian/Sarge 
environment for the MeshCube (using cdebootstrap worked like a charm).

I may go on with an XFree86 server now (I tried using the ati module):
...
XFree86 Version 4.3.0.1 (Debian 4.3.0.dfsg.1-6 20040709164028 
root@remake.rfc822
.org)
Release Date: 15 August 2003
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 6.6
Build Operating System: Linux 2.4.25 mips [ELF]
Build Date: 10 July 2004
...

Nevertheless - the server refuses to start because of:
Fatal server error:
xf86OpenConsole: Cannot open /dev/tty0 (No such file or directory)

Can this be fixed without having to install an alternative kernel on the 
cube? (e.g. by loading an additional / which? kernel module?)

best regards and thanks for your help
 Ralf

Re: Q: XFree86 (on MeshCube) from Debian?

[Tiemo Krüger - mycable GmbH]

Hi,


> Nevertheless - the server refuses to start because of:
> Fatal server error:
> xf86OpenConsole: Cannot open /dev/tty0 (No such file or directory)
> 

perhaps there is simply no /dev/tty0 ???

Maybe this will help:

http://mycable.de/xxs1500/cms/index.php?Linux:Graphics:Console


Tiemo

Re: Q: XFree86 (on MeshCube) from Debian?

[Michael Stickel]

Do you have an nfs-rootfs?
If you have a serial cable you can load an alternate kernel from tftp.
It has to be in srec format.

On Wednesday 11 August 2004 09:35, you wrote:
> thanks a lot to the persons who helped me setting up a Debian/Sarge
> environment for the MeshCube (using cdebootstrap worked like a charm).
>
> I may go on with an XFree86 server now (I tried using the ati module):
> ...
> XFree86 Version 4.3.0.1 (Debian 4.3.0.dfsg.1-6 20040709164028
> root@remake.rfc822
> .org)
> Release Date: 15 August 2003
> X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 6.6
> Build Operating System: Linux 2.4.25 mips [ELF]
> Build Date: 10 July 2004

Re: Q: XFree86 (on MeshCube) from Debian?

[Goswin von Brederlow]

Ralf Ackermann <rac@KOM.tu-darmstadt.de> writes:

> Hello,
>
> thanks a lot to the persons who helped me setting up a Debian/Sarge 
> environment for the MeshCube (using cdebootstrap worked like a charm).
>
> I may go on with an XFree86 server now (I tried using the ati module):
> ...
> XFree86 Version 4.3.0.1 (Debian 4.3.0.dfsg.1-6 20040709164028 
> root@remake.rfc822
> .org)
> Release Date: 15 August 2003
> X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 6.6
> Build Operating System: Linux 2.4.25 mips [ELF]
> Build Date: 10 July 2004
> ...
>
> Nevertheless - the server refuses to start because of:
> Fatal server error:
> xf86OpenConsole: Cannot open /dev/tty0 (No such file or directory)
>
> Can this be fixed without having to install an alternative kernel on the 
> cube? (e.g. by loading an additional / which? kernel module?)

cdebootstrap only creates the absolutely essential device nodes for a
chroot. You need more device nodes, udev or devfs.

cd /dev
MAKEDEV generic

> best regards and thanks for your help
>  Ralf

MfG
        Goswin