printer problems and more on Re: Screen corruption on startup 2.4.0-test7

From: David Benfell (benfell@greybeard95a.com)
Date: Sun Sep 03 2000 - 21:15:40 EST

On Sun, Sep 03, 2000 at 09:19:15AM -0700, David Benfell wrote:
>
> On Sun, Sep 03, 2000 at 08:52:59AM -0400, James Simmons wrote:
> >
> > On Sat, 2 Sep 2000, David Benfell wrote:
> >
> > > Hello all,
> > >
> > > I've seen this with earlier versions, starting on my old laptop, a
> > > Compaq Presario 1250. But I'm now in the interesting position that my
> > > only access to the machine is via ssh. This is what I saw when I
> > > booted:
> > >
> > > U
> > > LILO boot:
> > > Loading 2.4.0-test7..........
> > > Uncompr g L.L Ok, booting the k#ke
> > >
> > > The "U" is actually a flashing green U. And the hash mark is really a
> > > musical note character. It finished booting, but with no further
> > > display, and I can still see the above. There is no visible response
> > > to the keyboard.
> >
> > What video driver are you using? Fbcon or vgacon? If Fbcon which fbdev
> > driver in particular?
> >
> This would be vgacon, having never figured out if it's even possible
> to get framebuffers working on the machine.
>
> Also, the normal power-saving/screen-saving function of blanking the
> screen is not working.
>
Hello,

More information from /var/log/messages (this is a short extract):

Sep 3 19:09:28 kindling mingetty[10251]: /dev/tty6: cannot open tty:
No such device
Sep 3 19:09:28 kindling mingetty[10257]: /dev/tty3: cannot open tty:
No such device
Sep 3 19:09:28 kindling mingetty[10250]: /dev/tty5: cannot open tty:
No such device
Sep 3 19:09:28 kindling mingetty[10249]: /dev/tty4: cannot open tty:
No such device
Sep 3 19:09:28 kindling mingetty[10266]: /dev/tty4: cannot open tty:
No such device
Sep 3 19:09:28 kindling mingetty[10268]: /dev/tty4: cannot open tty:
No such device
Sep 3 19:09:28 kindling mingetty[10264]: /dev/tty5: cannot open tty:
No such device
Sep 3 19:09:28 kindling mingetty[10262]: /dev/tty3: cannot open tty:
No such device
Sep 3 19:09:28 kindling mingetty[10260]: /dev/tty6: cannot open tty:
No such device
Sep 3 19:09:28 kindling mingetty[10276]: /dev/tty6: cannot open tty:
No such device
Sep 3 19:09:28 kindling mingetty[10274]: /dev/tty3: cannot open tty:
No such device
Sep 3 19:09:28 kindling mingetty[10270]: /dev/tty4: cannot open tty:
No such device
Sep 3 19:09:28 kindling mingetty[10272]: /dev/tty5: cannot open tty:
No such device
Sep 3 19:09:28 kindling mingetty[10278]: /dev/tty6: cannot open tty:
No such device
Sep 3 19:09:28 kindling mingetty[10286]: /dev/tty6: cannot open tty:
No such device
Sep 3 19:09:28 kindling mingetty[10284]: /dev/tty5: cannot open tty:
No such device
Sep 3 19:09:28 kindling mingetty[10282]: /dev/tty4: cannot open tty:
No such device
Sep 3 19:09:28 kindling mingetty[10280]: /dev/tty3: cannot open tty:
No such device
Sep 3 19:09:28 kindling mingetty[10294]: /dev/tty3: cannot open tty:
No such device
Sep 3 19:09:28 kindling mingetty[10290]: /dev/tty5: cannot open tty:
No such device
Sep 3 19:09:28 kindling mingetty[10296]: /dev/tty3: cannot open tty:
No such device
Sep 3 19:09:28 kindling init: Id "3" respawning too fast: disabled
for 5 minutes
Sep 3 19:09:28 kindling mingetty[10292]: /dev/tty4: cannot open tty:
No such device
Sep 3 19:09:28 kindling mingetty[10288]: /dev/tty6: cannot open tty:
No such device
Sep 3 19:09:28 kindling mingetty[10302]: /dev/tty6: cannot open tty:
No such device
Sep 3 19:09:28 kindling mingetty[10304]: /dev/tty6: cannot open tty:
No such device
Sep 3 19:09:28 kindling init: Id "6" respawning too fast: disabled
for 5 minutes
Sep 3 19:09:28 kindling mingetty[10300]: /dev/tty4: cannot open tty:
No such device
Sep 3 19:09:28 kindling mingetty[10306]: /dev/tty4: cannot open tty:
No such device
Sep 3 19:09:28 kindling init: Id "4" respawning too fast: disabled
for 5 minutes
Sep 3 19:09:28 kindling mingetty[10298]: /dev/tty5: cannot open tty:
No such device
Sep 3 19:09:28 kindling mingetty[10308]: /dev/tty5: cannot open tty:
No such device
Sep 3 19:09:28 kindling mingetty[10310]: /dev/tty5: cannot open tty:
No such device
Sep 3 19:09:28 kindling init: Id "5" respawning too fast: disabled
for 5 minutes

Also, it failed to do the printer properly:

Sep 3 19:06:04 kindling modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module
char-major-6

In modules.conf, char-major-6 points to lp. An attempt to insmod lp
results in a message saying it can't find the driver. Attached is my
.config...

 
> --
> David Benfell
> benfell@greybeard95a.com
> ICQ 59438240 [e-mail first for access]
> ---
> There are no physicists in the hottest parts of hell, because the
> existence of a "hottest part" implies a temperature difference, and
> any marginally competent physicist would immediately use this to
> run a heat engine and make some other part of hell comfortably cool.
> This is obviously impossible.
> -- Richard Davisson
>
> [from fortune]
>
> 

-- 
David Benfell
benfell@greybeard95a.com
ICQ 59438240 [e-mail first for access]
---
There are no physicists in the hottest parts of hell, because the
existence of a "hottest part" implies a temperature difference, and
any marginally competent physicist would immediately use this to
run a heat engine and make some other part of hell comfortably cool.
This is obviously impossible.
                                -- Richard Davisson
 
					[from fortune]

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