Re: working xorg.conf i promised

2007/7/11, Joel Ewy < jcewy@swbell.net>:

Eugen,

If I read you right, you are running xorg 7.1.1 under etch-m68k on
several Mac systems.  I have installed Woody and Sarge on Quadra 630,
Quadra 700, and Quadra 840av systems and have noticed that on all of
these systems key repeat does not work in X.  It does work in the
console, but in X you can hold down a key on the keyboard all day long
and get only a single keystroke, be it in an xterm or a word processor.
I once had Potato installed on a Mac IIci.  That was a long time ago, so
my memory is hazy, but I don't recall noticing this problem on that
system.  I believe that Potato used xfree and Woody introduced x.org
(though I could be wrong on this.)

My hypothesis has been that the problem lies in x.org. I'm curious to
see your findings on this.  If etch-m68k/xorg 7.11 fixes this problem, I
have some strong motivation to upgrade.

Just to clarify, the problem only occurs using the Mac's ADB keyboard.
I can use X apps remotely with "ssh -X frankenmac" without the key
repeat issue.  It's probably a problem with xorg's support for ADB,
though the kernel's ADB driver seems to work fine on the console.  I
would really like to be able to use one 68k Mac as an X terminal for
another, dividing up precious CPU and RAM resources between them.  But
that won't work if keypresses don't repeat.

JCE

Eugen Paiuc wrote:
> 2007/6/2, Brian Morris <cymraegish@gmail.com
> <mailto:cymraegish@gmail.com>>:
>
>     On 6/1/07, Eugen Paiuc < e.paiuc@gmail.com
>     <mailto:e.paiuc@gmail.com>> wrote:
>     > # xorg.conf (xorg X Window System server configuration file)
>     > #
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     > I tested your xorg.conf on etch and is ok. Thank for your work.
>     >
>     > Funy, now, even the "standard" xorg.conf , in depth 16 is working.
>
>     you mean just what dexconf made when you installed xorg ??
>
>
>  >yes , I use xorg.conf  installed by debconf.
>
>
> After new  tests,   with xorg 7.1.1 , I have to corrige myself:
>
> Xorg can do even depth 24 on m68k.
>
> It's deppend only of graphic card used on macs.
> And surely of the settings used in macos.
> And also of mac system.
>
> The only chage  to do in xorg.conf is to comment this line
>
> " # DefaultDepth  xx "
>
> The rest of settings _ display-mode,  and depth_ are made in macos.
>
> For q630 machine,  passing  from  mac_sys_7.5.3  to 7.5.5,  gave me
>
> the choise of "800x640" display, in 8 depth.
>
> I can confirme that fbdev in xorg 7.1.1  may do to 24 depth on
>
> IIcx - 68030   16 MHz , less 4 MB VRAM,   20 MB DRAM
> quadra700   68040 25 Mhz , native FPU present
>
> ( test a supermac graphic card,  and RasterOps, both Nubus cards)
>
> In general xorg/ fbdev do good jobs on 68030 , no issue on fpu.
>
> tests on :
> lc II 68030 16Mhz,  less 1 MB VRAM,  6 MB DRAM
> lc III 68030 32MHz,
>
> Regards,
> -ee
>
>
>