Re: xserver-xfree86
Phil Fraering wrote:
>
> Hi. After some travails and ups and downs, I think I finally have
> the right kernel. I'm sort-of ready for the next step... does anyone
> know what the _last_ revision of xserver-xfree86 was that was
> actually compiling for the PowerPC (and was recognizing the
> video chip in the iBook) and where I could get it, in either source
> or .deb formats?
>
> Based on perusals of the archives, I know it was working at one
> point, and was available at http://samosa.debian.org/~branden/woody.
>
> It isn't anymore. Anyway, if it _was_ working, shouldn't we revert to
> that version instead?
AFAIK there were problems. Dan should be able to elaborate on this.
> (Or maybe I should go back to 3.3.whatever, although I didn't think it
> was an option with this machine.)
Provided that aty128fb works, 3.3.6 should work, if not accelerated. The
package would be xserver-fbdev.
Michel
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Earthling Michel Dänzer (MrCooper) \ CS student and free software enthusiast
Debian GNU/Linux (powerpc,i386) user \ member of XFree86 and The DRI Project
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