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Re: iMAC problem: ATI Rage128 Pro TR (AGP) and XFree 4.1.0



Well folks,

I've hacked for some time on the XF-4 config file
and finaly configured the "fbdev", in the right way.

The solution for my problem was to setup the
right H and V Refresh rate in X conf.

Get your refresh rates with:
$ fbset -x

That's all folks.

 - Ivo

On Sun, 2002-05-05 at 15:41, eim wrote:
> iMAC problem: ATI Rage128 Pro TR (AGP) and XFree 4.1.0
> ======================================================
> 
> Hello debian-ppc folks,
> 
> 2 days ago I've successfully installed Debian 3.0 aka 'woody'
> from Internet on my 'newpmac' iMAC (CPU:750CX @ 500MHz).
> 
> Everything worked fine, the onlz problem I've encountered
> was Debian's base-config witch goes in loop, but that's another
> problem treated in another issue.
> 
> After installing the base system and some software I've also
> installed xfree 4.1.0-16, I've configured it and here my
> little problems started.
> 
> On my system I've got an ATI Rage128 Pro TR (AGP) with 
> 16 MB RAM onboad so I've first configured Xfree with the
> 'r128' then with the 'ati', and also with 'atimisc' drivers
> but XF doesn't recongnize my graphic board:
> 
> (EE) No devices detected.
> 
> So i switched to the XF 'fbdriver' witch works in 8 bit depth
> when the 'ofonly' kernel fb driver is runing.
> 
> When I run the 'aty128fb' kernel fb driver with the yaboot.conf
> entry: append="video=aty128fb:" the X server recognizes 640x480
> and 800x600 display modes in various depths but I only see
> a completly black screen.
> 
> Maybe someone else has allready experienced my same troubles
> and could give me some tips to solve this problem, I actually
> come from the i386 world and have this way not much experience
> with MACs, but wanna learn :)
> 
> Thanks for any help,
> have a nice time, folks !
> 
>  - Ivo
> 
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