Re: XFree86 4.1.0-0pre1v2 available for i386,powerpc,sparc
Branden Robinson wrote:
>
> On Thu, Jun 28, 2001 at 03:25:44PM -0700, crombie wrote:
> > feedback for imac, 266mhz, 32mb ram for version 4.1.x
> > gotten via ftp.digex.com
>
> Please mail the list(s), not me privately.
>
> > will not install due to invalid vid modes.
>
> Technically, this isn't an installation issue, but a configuration issue.
> Just FYI for future bug reports.
>
> > krooger@debian was kind enough to dreg up tech. specs. for the imac for
> > me, we set specific verticalrefresh rates and horisontal syncs to 75.03 -
> > 117.233 and 60.015 rspectively but it still fails.
>
> I'm not sure what the state of the world is DDC-wise on PowerPC's.
>
> iMac monitors are, I would guess, fairly standard 15" multisync devices;
> why not just try telling debconf you've got a 15" monitor in the "simple"
> configuration?
>
> E.g., "dpkg-reconfigure -plow xserver-xfree86" as root.
>
> > if you need me to dreg up log files, lemme know.
>
> A copy of your /var/log/XFree86.0.log would be great. Though if you truly
> set your VertRefresh "range" to exactly the value 60.015 I'd bet heavy
> money that that's causing a problem.
>
> I'm copying my reply to the Debian PowerPC list; those guys are very good
> at troubleshoot Mac/XFree86 problems.
We can hardly do better than you here. ;)
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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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