Re: Problems starting X-Window
> Steven van de Beek wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I've just installed Debian on my PowerPC (Motorola machine. Used to run NT and
> later AIX - no Mac).
> I can't start X, though.
> It says /dev/fb0 - no such device.
> The device definition is there (Along with fb0current and fb0autodetect - up
> to fb7) and I tried them all.
> I tried fbset, but it also comes back with no such device.
> If used MAKEDEV to recreate the fb's - to no avail.
>
> I have no separate video card. I'm using the one on the motherboard.
>
> Can anyone tell me what to do next?
>
> Regards,
> Steven.
Hi,
next have a look at http://www.stud.ifi.uio.no/~ingvarha/43p/43p.html 8-)
It deals with LinuxPPC dist., but you should be able to adapt the infos to
Debian. Chapter 9 is on installing X on the E15.
Greetings
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