Re: X together with dual scan passive matrix PB display
leif wrote:
> I have only installed very few packages. Almost only the GNOME desktop
> package, as that will be enough until I get X to work. So far debian
> reports a problem with my display and refuses to start GNOME.
'display' probably means 'X display' here, i.e. has nothing to do with your
panel.
> If I have understood things right then using 'video=ofonly' means that I
> use some kind of open firmware video card emulation, is that correct?
It means you are using the video settings as set up by OF at boot time.
Nothing can be changed, the only thing available is the video memory.
> My question is: might 'video=ofonly' create problems for X?
Yes, serious problems due to the reasons above. You must configure X to match
pretty exactly what OF set up. To make things more difficult, fbset and/or the
kernel probably report bogus values for some settings - they can't figure out
the real ones either.
> And where can I find out about the vertical sync values for my pb
> display as well as for other monitors I might use my PB with?
I'm sure there is plenty of documentation around on how to get things working
with OF display. Keep in mind that the kind of panel you have probably doesn't
matter much as long as you don't have better means to access video than OF.
You should really try to find out what graphics hardware you have and get a
framebuffer device and/or X driver going for it.
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Earthling Michel Dänzer (MrCooper) \ Debian GNU/Linux (powerpc) developer
CS student, Free Software enthusiast \ XFree86 and DRI project member
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