Re: X-Window on an iMac 2001

[Chris Tillman <tillman@azstarnet.com>]

On Fri, Oct 26, 2001 at 02:38:59PM +0200, Roland Wegmann wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I try to install and run X-Window (package x-window-system 4.1.0-6 (testing) 
> 
> and package xserver-xfree86 4.1.0-6 (testing)) but without success. I 
> suppose that there is a video driver problem, because I found an email (30 
> Sep 2000, Xpert archive) and it gave me the hint that ATI Rage 128 PR is not 
> 
[...]
> 
> Has somebody an iMac2001-Rage128PR-X4.1-combination that works?
> 
> By the way: XFree86 version "potato" worked fine. At the moment I'm using 
> kernel 2.4.8-powerpc (testing).
> 

My imac is a little longer in the tooth. And I'm using a 2.2.19 kernel. But,
I had similar sounding problems. Many thanks to Matt Brubeck, who sent
me a Config that worked. It's attached.

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# XF86Config-4 (XFree86 server configuration file) generated by Dexconf, the
# Debian X Configuration tool, using values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the XF86Config manual page.
# (Type "man XF86Config" at the shell prompt.)

Section "Files"
	#FontPath	"unix/:7100"			# local font server
	# if the local font server has problems, we can fall back on these
	FontPath	"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc"
	#FontPath	"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic"
	#FontPath	"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"
	FontPath	"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"
	FontPath	"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Type1"
	FontPath	"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo"
	FontPath	"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi"
	FontPath	"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi"
EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"
EndSection

Section "Module"
	Load	"ddc"
	Load	"GLcore"
	Load	"dbe"
	Load	"dri"
	Load	"extmod"
	Load	"glx"
	Load	"pex5"
	Load	"record"
	Load	"xie"
	Load	"bitmap"
	Load	"freetype"
	Load	"speedo"
	Load	"type1"
	Load	"vbe"
	Load	"int10"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier	"Generic Keyboard"
	Driver		"keyboard"
	Option		"CoreKeyboard"
	Option		"XkbDisable"
	Option		"XkbRules"	"xfree86"
	Option		"XkbModel"	"macintosh"
	Option		"XkbLayout"	"us"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier	"Configured Mouse"
	Driver		"mouse"
	Option		"CorePointer"
	Option		"Device"		"/dev/input/mice"
	Option		"Protocol"		"ImPS/2"
	Option		"Emulate3Buttons"	"true"
	Option		"ZAxisMapping"		"4 5"
EndSection

Section "Device"
	Identifier	"Rage 128"
	Driver		"ati"
	Option		"UseFBDev"		"true"
        BusID                 "0:16:0"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
	Identifier	"iMac monitor"
	HorizSync	30-60
	VertRefresh	50-75
	Option		"DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
	Identifier	"Default Screen"
	Device		"Rage 128"
	Monitor		"iMac monitor"
	DefaultDepth	24
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		8
		Modes		"1024x768"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		15
		Modes		"1024x768"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		16
		Modes		"1024x768"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		24
		Modes		"1024x768"
	EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
	Identifier	"Default Layout"
	Screen		"Default Screen"
	InputDevice	"Generic Keyboard"
	InputDevice	"Configured Mouse"
EndSection

Section "DRI"
	Mode	0666
EndSection

# end of XF86Config