Re: Hurd: installation: network and console

[Michael Banck]

Hi,

On Tue, Apr 25, 2006 at 12:52:04AM +1000, Claudio wrote:
>   1. The network doesn't work. I've configurated properly pfinet and in
>      fact I can ping the other IP in the network (class 192.168.0.0).
>      I've added some dns in the /etc/resolv.conf  file, but it is
>      impossible to go out. ping somewhere else in the Inet it's
>      impossible. Any idea?

Have you properly setup a gateway via pfinet's -g option?

>   2. I've tried to add console -d vga .... in the /etc/profile, but 
>               1. after logging in the screen is plenty  of  random
>                  characters ->restart and change the file through
>                  linux. Why this?

This one is not known currently I think.  On second thought, I am not
sure this is supposed to work through /etc/profile...

What exact command line are you using?

>               2. Now if I do that in the console -> black screen and
>                  that's it. Why?

So you are running the same command as above?  Try removing the mouse
repeater from it if you had added it, does it work then?


Michael

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