Re: Can't get xorg working on iBook - Help please!
On my Power Mac G4 I had to do this:
edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf; change the value of the Option “UseFBDev” from “true” to “false”
and everything began to magically work.
All my best - Chris; Rochester, New York
Soundbytes.org
--- On Wed, 12/31/08, Bob Lounsbury <boblounsbury@gmail.com> wrote:
> From: Bob Lounsbury <boblounsbury@gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: Can't get xorg working on iBook - Help please!
> To: debian-powerpc@lists.debian.org
> Date: Wednesday, December 31, 2008, 12:22 PM
> On Tue, Dec 30, 2008 at 7:03 PM, Amit Uttamchandani
> <amit.uttam@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> I tried this option and I didn't get any error
> messages and X seemed
> >> to start with the typical X mouse. There were a
> few of warnings, but
> >> no errors (I attached the log). However, now when
> I try to run
> >> 'gnome-session' as a normal user I get:
> >>
> >> ** (gnome-session:3719): WARNING**: Cannot open
> display
> >>
> >
> > This a good sign I guess. At least X is starting up. I
> am not too
> > familiar with how gnome starts up since I don't
> use it but try starting
> > gdm as a normal user. See how that goes.
> >
> > So when X starts what do you see after the typical X
> mouse. Have you
> > tried running xclock? If that starts and you do see a
> clock then I
> > guess its simply a gnome configuration issue.
>
> I'm too new to this type of configuration (more time
> using debian,
> that just worked). How do you start an 'xclock'?
>
> >> I've had about enough of arch linux at this
> point and am so so close
> >> to giving up. It seems to be just one problem
> after another with this
> >> distro.
> >>
> >
> > I actually learned about ARCH linux PPC from your post
> and I've always
> > wanted to try it. I will be installing it on my
> desktop PPC machine
> > soon.
>
> Great. Maybe you can give me some pointers if it all works
> for you. I
> also had tough time just getting arch linux installed in
> the first
> place, which is part of the reason why I'm getting a
> little
> frustrated. Besides the three outstanding errors I'm
> getting, now that
> X "seems" to be working.
>
> >> I would still appreciate any help you may have
> though.
> >>
> >
> > Don't give up :) That's part of the fun with
> trying a fairly new distro
> > (to PPC at least). I remember having a lot of trouble
> with r128 with
> > Lenny but it finally ended up working after a lot of
> trial and errors.
>
> I think I'm making progress so I'll keep hacking
> away.
>
> Thanks,
> /Bob
>
>
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