Re: Fwd: Re: Fw: Woody install docs and Nubus
On Fri, 2002-07-19 at 14:46, Clive Menzies wrote:
> At 1:51 pm +0200 19/7/02, Michel Dänzer wrote:
> >On Fri, 2002-07-19 at 13:05, Clive Menzies wrote:
> >> >I tried to install potato on a Mac 8100/80 (Nubus) earlier this year
> >> >but failed get floppy access, ppp or X working.
> >> >
> >> >I've just installed ADSL on an ethernet network here which gave me
> >> >the ability to apt-get from the net. I've reinstalled potato
> >> >(booting from the DebianMkLinux Mach_kernel), upgraded to woody
> >> >using apt-get and dselect with some guidance from:
> >> >
> >> >http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2002/debian-devel-200202/msg01868.html
> >> >
> >> >http://www.debian.org/releases/woody/powerpc/release-notes/ch-upgrading
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >> Starting X gives:
> >>
> >> Fatal server error
> >> no screens found
> >>
> >> Searching the lists and web revealed no solution and so I've repeated
> >> the potato install and woody upgrade paying special attention to any
> >> X server issues.
> >>
> >> The video card drivers listed in the Dialog Box Configuring
> >> Xserver-xfree86 doesn't include the nubus HPV display card V1.0a2 in
> >> my machine. Is there a generic alternative?
> >
> >fbdev,
> Many thanks
>
> >I assume you're running some sort of framebuffer device in
> >console.
> Excuse my ignorance, I don't know, but I didn't change any default
> settings relating to "framebuffer device in console"
>
> In the window after selecting the Video Card, I need to specify its'
> Bus ID. It explains how to use lpsci to determine the information in
> hexadecimal not decimal ( I'll cross that bridge when I come to it
> ;-)). Do I go to /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 after installation to set
> this?
Just try without specifying anything there first, if necessary run
dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86
later to make modifications.
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Earthling Michel Dänzer (MrCooper)/ Debian GNU/Linux (powerpc) developer
XFree86 and DRI project member / CS student, Free Software enthusiast
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