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
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Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@kernel.crashing.org>
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