Re: g3 pismo - monitor out
On Sun, 23 Jul 2000, Karsten Droste wrote:
> how can activate the monitor out plug.
>
> the external monitor works with mac os but
> not with 2.2.16pre4.
I read few months ago a tip, posted on comp.os.linux.powerpc by Rob
Minerick to make the external monitor workin on Pismo.
You need XFree86 4.0
Have'nt tested it, but here is the solution
enjoy
Eric
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From rmineric@nd.edu Tue Jul 25 08:56:53 2000
Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2000 17:24:08 -0500
From: Rob Minerick <rmineric@nd.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.powerpc
Subject: External video on a Pismo solution...
I've come up with a solution that should work for many of those people
out there with Pismo's trying to use external video. I should mention
that it only allows you to use the external video by itself, it doesn't
allow you to use both together. It also requires that you have an
external keyboard (I believe, although I have not gone too far into this
because it doesn't matter to me). Anyway, it should still be of use to
those of you who would like to use your Powerbook as a desktop while at
home. Anyway, here's how I got it too work (This assumes you have
properly install XFree86 4.0):
1. Boot into MacOS with the lid closed.
2. Select the resolution you wish to use your Powerbook in when in
Linux.
3. Add this to your yaboot.conf file
image = hd:11,vmlinux << or whatever your kernel location is
label = External
append = "video=ofonly"
4. Boot into linux, using the "External" configuration described above.
5. Pull up a root shell and add this to your /etc/X11/XF86Config file:
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "G810" << whatever you wish to call this
VendorName "Viewsonic" << monitor vendor name
ModelName "Graphics 810" << monitor model name
HorizSync 30-97 << check your monitor specs
VertRefresh 50-170 << check your monitor specs
EndSection
Section "Device"
Option "UseFBDev"
Identifier "Ext" << whatever you wish to call this
Driver "fbdev"
BusID ` "PCI:0:16:0"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen1" << whatever you wish to call this
Device "Ext" << the identifier you used in "Device"
Monitor "G810" << the identifier you used in "Monitor"
DefaultDepth 8 << I've only had success using 8-bit
SubSection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "1280x1024" << the resolution you chose in MacOS
EndSubSection
EndSection
6. I assume you'll probably want to use an external USB mouse as well,
in which case you need to add:
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse1"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/usbmouse"
EndSection
7. Finally, at the beginning of the XF86Config file there should be a
section labeled "ServerLayout". You should change this to reflect your
new values. For example, with the above configuration you'll have
something that looks like this:
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "XFree86 Configured"
Screen 0 "Screen1" 0 0
InputDevice "Mouse1" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection
8. Save the file and try it out.
Let me know your experiences with this. I've not tried this on any of
the RedHat derived distributions, only on Debian, but hopefully it'll
work for all of those. It's an iterim solution while those people who
work so hard supporting PowerPC Linux development get us accelerated
external video on our Pismos. If anyone has any questions/problems
getting this to work, feel free to contact me via email...
--
Rob Minerick
Graduate Student, Computer Science Department
University of Notre Dame
rmineric@nd.edu
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