> > Thursday (15.05.03), at 8:28am, Pisupati, Ajay wrote: > > > > After installing Michel Daenzer's xserver-xfree86-dri-trunk as described on > > the above page I can at least get X to start. However the display looks > > terrible, with lines and interference thoughout the screen. Once I kill the > > session, the console is unusable until I reboot. _Exactly this_ happened to me with my brand new iBook (1 week old). I solved it compiling FrameBuffer support in my kernel and telling XFree86 to use the FrameBuffer device: Option "UseFBDev" "true" > > It seems what works for other ibook2's does not work for mine. Would it make > > a difference that I bought my iBook in late 2002? May be, the exact model of ATI radeon 7500 may vary (mine is a M7 LW iirc). This article (in spanish; not too dificult to understand, I guess) explains how to configure an ATI Radeon M7 LW with 3D acceleration: http://bulmalug.net/body.phtml?nIdNoticia=1634 > > I had quite a time trying to find specs for my ibook on Apple's website. > > Does anyone have a link to a page with that kind of information? I was able to get away with mine with the previous page and this one: http://mega.ist.utl.pt/~mmsf/ibook.html -- Kiko
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