On Tue, Apr 30, 2002 at 09:47:17PM -0400, Russell Hires wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Well, thanks for the technical discussion! ;-) Unfortunately this doesn't > answer the question: how do we get a 266 Mhz iMac to properly run X? > I don't know where to put the video modes that were mentioned, for one thing, > since they don't seem to be in the XF86Config-4 file any more. The X server has a set of industry-standard modelines compiled into it. You can read a copy of them at: /usr/share/doc/xserver-xfree86/examples/vesamodes.gz > Is there a valid config file that any has that works? I've looked > through the archive for the two years or so and I haven't found > anything that works... All someone needs to do is post a "Modes" section for the iMac's weird modes. You then add a reference to this Modes section in your Monitor section. The XF86Config-4(5) manpage explains this. Here's an example. Section "Modes" Identifier "Weird-ass iMac Modes" # "Mode"s or "Modeline"s go here EndSection Section "Monitor" Identifier "Primary Monitor" HorizSync # 58-62 or whatever the iMac's tolerance is VertRefresh # whatever's good for an iMac's CRT UseModes "Weird-ass iMac Modes" EndSection There is no reason an iMac's XF86Config-4 file needs to differ in any other respect from that for any other Macintosh. In fact, note that the above is also a good solution for: * TiBooks, with their unusual 1152x768 resolution * the new TiBook, with its unusual 1280x864(?) resolution * people who use a monitor that requires nonstandard modelines * people who enjoy writing/tweaking their own modelines If you do the above, please remember to configure debconf to not manage your XFree86 configuration file. dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86. Alternatively, place the Modes section, and the dependent chain of Monitor, Screen, and Layout sections, outside the "debconf area" of your XF86Config-4 file. This is explained in the comments in that file. -- G. Branden Robinson | I've made up my mind. Don't try to Debian GNU/Linux | confuse me with the facts. branden@debian.org | -- Indiana Senator Earl Landgrebe http://people.debian.org/~branden/ |
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