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Re: XFree86

On Mon, 2005-03-28 at 01:00 -0800, Michael wrote:
> Could someone point me in the right direction.  I am totally lost  on 
> this.  I have searched and searched, and now I am totally confused.  To 
> get this to work do I need a newer kernel?  I read somewhere that 
> Someone having a similar problem had to recompile his kernel, and they 
> used a benh patched one.  Would that help me?  Just what is the 
> difference between the benH kerrnel and a normal one?  I have tried 
> different XF86Configs and the ones I have found on the internet look 
> nothing like the one that I have, so could someone please help me?  I am 
> using Sarge with a 2.4 kernel, Rage128 pro graphics card, 16 MB VRAM, 
> Apple Studio Display 17"
> 
> --Mike
> 
> 
Yeah woody's xfree is broken afaik, at least this is what my install
guides used to read.
With Rage 128 I used to use daenzer's xfree, accordingly adjust
sources.list, and not install xscreensaver and associated screensavers,
and/or avoid xfce4's screen saver/lock screen capabilities.

Personally I would use sarge over woody, and try the default xserver as
that works with some laptops with the Rage 128.  If it freezes try
daenzer's sid xserver.  Look for the last location in this mailing list,
as it changed at some point in time.  I don't have it as I now run
ubuntu hoary on this machine with the Rage 128, which incidentally runs
accel and configures X just fine now; I did a upgrade from ubuntu warty
which had problems on this Rage 128 based iMac running accel (set
default depth to 16) and xscreensaver with the default xfree86 server.
Hoary's xorg doesn't seem to have these problems anymore, at least not
with my setup that doesn't have screensaver, rss-glx, and
xscreensaver-gl, and ubuntu-desktop.


This XF86Config-4 should work for debian sarge and woody:

# XF86Config-4 (XFree86 X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool,
using
# values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the XF86Config-4 manual page.
# (Type "man XF86Config-4" at the shell prompt.)
#
# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xfree86 package upgrades
*only*
# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the
xserver-xfree86
# package.
#
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically
updated
# again, run the following commands as root:
#
#   cp /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 /etc/X11/XF86Config-4.custom
#   md5sum /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 >/var/lib/xfree86/XF86Config-4.md5sum
#   dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86

Section "Files"
	FontPath	"unix/:7100"			# local font server
	# if the local font server has problems, we can fall back on these
	FontPath	"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc"
	FontPath	"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic"
	FontPath	"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"
	FontPath	"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"
	FontPath	"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Type1"
#	FontPath	"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/CID" #told to delete this in any file
with this line.
	FontPath	"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo"
	FontPath	"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi"
	FontPath	"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi"
        # paths to defoma fonts
	FontPath	"/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType"
	FontPath	"/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/CID"
EndSection

Section "Module"
	Load	"GLcore"
	Load	"bitmap"
	Load	"dbe"
	Load	"ddc"
	Load	"dri"
	Load	"extmod"
	Load	"freetype"
	Load	"glx"
	Load	"int10"
	Load	"record"
	Load	"speedo"
	Load	"type1"
	Load	"v4l"
	Load	"vbe"
	Load	"xtt"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier	"Generic Keyboard"
	Driver		"keyboard"
	Option		"CoreKeyboard"
	Option		"XkbRules"	"xfree86"
	Option		"XkbModel"	"pc104"
	Option		"XkbLayout"	"us"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier	"Configured Mouse"
	Driver		"mouse"
	Option		"CorePointer"
	Option		"Device"		"/dev/input/mice"
	Option		"Protocol"		"ImPS/2"
	Option		"Emulate3Buttons"	"true"
	Option		"ZAxisMapping"		"4 5"
EndSection

Section "Device"
	Identifier	"ATI Technologies, Inc. Rage 128 (RL/VR AGP)"
#	Driver		"ati"
	Driver		"r128"
	VideoRam	8834
	Option		"UseFBDev"		"true"
	Option		"AGPMode"		"2"    
# The below are taken from the net but
http://www.xfree86.org/current/r1286.html#6 doesn't show as options.
#	Option		"AGPFastWrite"		"true" #experimental,freezes X as of sept 2003
but "works" w/rage128
#	Option		"EnableDepthMoves"	"true" #should be fine for rage 128
#	Option		"EnablePageFlip"	"true" #crashes iMac Rage128 w/ sarge &
daezner's X, Feb16,2005
#	Option		"backingstore" 		"true" #from Xorg config for Radeon9200 but
wrks w/ above line's setup
#	Option 		"RenderAccel" "true"
#http://www.esdebian.org/forum/viewtopic.php?forum=3&showtopic=10918
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
	Identifier	"iMac"
	HorizSync	60-60
	VertRefresh	75-117
Modeline "1024x768"     78.80   1024 1052 1148 1312    768  769  772
800 +hsync +vsync
	Option		"DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
	Identifier	"Default Screen"
	Device		"ATI Technologies, Inc. Rage 128 (RL/VR AGP)"
	Monitor		"iMac"
	DefaultDepth	16
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		1
		Modes		"800x600" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		4
		Modes		"800x600" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		8
		Modes		"800x600" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		15
		Modes		"800x600" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		16
		Modes		"800x600" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		24
		Modes		"800x600" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
	Identifier	"Default Layout"
	Screen		"Default Screen"
	InputDevice	"Generic Keyboard"
	InputDevice	"Configured Mouse"
EndSection

#for radeon 9200 except maybe Option DAMAGE ...
#Section "Extensions"
#      	Option "Composite" "Enable"
#  	Option "RENDER" "true"			 
#  	Option "DAMAGE" "true"			 
#EndSection

Section "DRI"
	Mode	0666
EndSection
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