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Re: Debian install Tibook IV 1 Ghz



On Thu, 2004-02-26 at 17:05, dotto@uchicago.edu wrote:

> OK, once again I begin at the beginning. I have tried to successfully install 
> Debian a good 20 times by now, but still haven't gotten things ironed out.

Heh, this is the machine I'm working on, so I bet it works :)
> 
> 1. I have found a kernel on ppckernel.org that is supposed to be specifically 
> for the Powerbook G4 (benh-2.4.24, I think?). Only the source appears to be 
> avaiable. There's even a config file provided. Couldn't be simpler, could it?  
> Well.. the config file appears to be for an earlier version of the kernel, 
> because there are marked differences between it and the current options. Does 
> anyone have a working config file for a Tibook IV? Failing that, what are the 
> options I need to select to allow the possibility of everything working?

kernel.org 2.6.3 should work out of the box.

> 2. After getting this put together, I know I will have to find a way to get X 
> running on this machine. Is the drm-trunk module from Daenzer still the best 
> way to get this going? I tried doing this and ended up with a blank screen or 
> a crazy psychedelic blur after my configuration attempts. Again help with 
> configuration or a newfound better way would be greatly appreciated. I read 
> somewhere that someone compiled the entire XFree86 4.3 source for his install 
> (something like a five hour build?). Is this a better option, and if so, how 
> possible is it for someone with limited compiling experience?

Use Michel Daenzer DRI packages with 2.6 kernel kernel DRM drivers
and it will fly
 
> I have studied up on these issues, and they seem to be commonly tread paths. I 
> would greatly appreciate the benefit of experienced advice on this. 
> 
> Thanks
> Derek
-- 
Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@kernel.crashing.org>



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