RE: [linrad] RE: Linrad and Fedora Core 3..the case is solved

["G0RUZ Conrad" <conrad@xxxxxxxxx>]

Conrad G0RUZ

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> Subject: Re: [linrad] RE: Linrad and Fedora Core 3..the case is solved
>
>
> Hi, Leif, and all
>
> DUH...
>
> I just did what you reported that Matan suggested, namely:
>
> cp -a /dev/svga* /etc/udev/devices
>
> and now the /dev/svga* devices are there on startup, and with
> insmod-ing on startup all is well and I can run svgalib on each reboot...
>
> though I am still working on getting the mouse fixed.
>
> 73 and thanks very much to all for your excellent help and suggestions,
>
> Roger
> W3SZ
>
>
> > Hi Roger,
> >
> > > Unfortunately, I still have the problem after rebooting.
> > >
> > OK. I know now it is because the /dev/svga files are missing.
> >
> > The solution I adapted was to run the svga file.
> >
> > I put copies and links as in Makefile.ext which might
> > be part of the next Linrad version. (Unless Matan
> > releases a new version that makes it superfluous)
> >
> > Afterwords I got the following from Matan:
> >
> > > I use FC3, and don't have this problem. FC3 uses udev, which creates
> > > the devices automatically when the modules is inserted.
> > > Do you run modprobe svgalib_helper, or trust kmod to load the module?
> > > udev does not support this method, since the devices are not there
> > > before the module is loaded.
> > >
> > > Anyway, since udev creates the /dev/ directory every boot, if
> you want a
> > > permanent device that udev does not create for some reason, run
> > >
> > > cp -a /dev/svga* /etc/udev/devices
> > >
> > > Since udev (or fedora startup scripts) copy devices from
> there to /dev
> > > on boot.
> >
> > Maybe using modprobe rather than insmod makes something automatically?
> >
> > I tried svgalib-1.9.19 on several old distributions and it does not
> > work. I have sent error messages to Matan, maybe he can fix it easily.
> > I think it is valuable to keep backwards compatibility and make
> > Linrad easy to use on elderly computers. None of the modern
> distributions
> > runs directly on my old Pentium although it is fully adequate for
> > Linrad with 5 kHz bandwidth. Maybe if I recompile the kernels for it
> > on another computer.....
> >
> > The old svgalib-1.4.3 can still be used (of course) but its VESA driver
> > is so hopelessly slow.
> >
> > Roger, I guess you are no longer interested in Fedora Core 3 judging
> > all the posts on the list about other alternatives, but I try to ensure
> > Linrad will work under any distribution.......
> >
> > 73
> >
> >   Leif / SM5BSZ
> >
> >
>
>


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