Re: XF86Config-4 for PowerMac 7500?
Well all is well now. Thanks everyone. I now have 1024x768 at 16 bit
depth, with no panning or scanning. I added the mode line, as suggested by
... AAAARRGGHHH I forgot his name! Now, I'll read the docs on putting the
mode line *outside* of the area which can be modified by the automagic
tool.
I had to go back and re-research how to get the three button emulation
working, but I found it (I asked that question a couple of months ago, so
it didn't take long to find it).
On 10 Jan 2002, Michel [ISO-8859-1] Dänzer wrote:
> On Wed, 2002-01-09 at 19:07, Paul F. Pearson wrote:
> > On Tue, 8 Jan 2002, Paul F. Pearson wrote:
> >
> > > On Tue, 8 Jan 2002, Paul F. Pearson wrote:
> > >
> > > > On Tue, 8 Jan 2002, Branden Robinson wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > On Tue, Jan 08, 2002 at 07:38:48PM -0600, Paul F. Pearson wrote:
> > > > > > I installed Woody on my Powermac 7500 at work. In trying to configure
> > > > > > XF86, I'm having trouble finding a chipset to use. I tried scouring the
> > > > > > 'net (including the archives for this list) and can't find what settings
> > > > > > to use. Will I have to step back to XF863? Will that be difficult?
> > > > > >
> > > > > Use the "fbdev" driver.
> > > >
> > > > When I tried that one, all I could get was 640x480. I got a message saying
> > > > that 1024x768 wouldn't work (shouldn't it?), and 800x600 lookes "screwy".
> > >
> > > Update: When I change to a bit depth of 16, I can do 1024x768 (at 24 bits,
> > > I actually had a virtual desktop of 800x600).
> > >
> > > Actually, the log output says "Virtual size is 1024x768". How can I get
> > > that to an *actual* size? I get a true 1024x768 in the Mac OS.
> >
> > Update#2: Now, when I boot into Linux (the boot is now in X), I appear to
> > only have perhaps 640x480 on screen. The Login window is larger than my
> > screen!
>
> So the virtual resolution is bigger than the physical one. A common
> cause of this is that the biggest mode isn't first on the Modes line in
> Subsection "Display".
>
> > When I do ctrl-alt-plus, the screen is unreadable (garbled - sort of looks
> > like three columns of grey garbage).
>
> And if you do that several times?
>
> > When I find where the log file is, I'll post it.
>
> /var/log/XFree86.0.log (as mentioned in the server output ;)
>
> > Have I mentioned that I'm using XF86 version 4?
>
> I think you haven't, but it was clear from the information you provided.
> :)
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