Re: Need help setting up Xserver
Rich Johnson <rjohnson@dogstar-interactive.com> writes:
> Hey folks--
>
> I need some help setting up an Xserver on an older Mac.
> The machine is a stock PowerMac 8500 with 172MB memory and has a clean
> woody install.
>
> Does anyone have an XFree86Config for this such a machine?
> There's likely to be other stuff which needs tweaking as well.
>
> Thanks--
> --rich
Hi Rich,
I run a powermac clone, the Motorola StarMax 3000/160. I installed
potato but the kernel is 2.4.17 with mac_hid. Here is some of
my XF86Config:
__BEGIN__EXCERPT__
# **********************************************************************
# Input devices
# **********************************************************************
# **********************************************************************
# Core keyboard's InputDevice section
# **********************************************************************
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard1"
Driver "Keyboard"
Option "AutoRepeat" "500 30"
#######################################################################
# NOTE:
# in a local rc file (/etc/init.d/local [not debian specific])
# BUTTON2KEYCODE=87
# BUTTON3KEYCODE=88
# OTHERKEYMAP=/usr/share/keymaps/i386/qwerty/us2.kmap.gz
# COMMON_DIR=/proc/sys/dev/mac_hid
# echo $BUTTON2KEYCODE > $COMMON_DIR/mouse_button2_keycode
# echo $BUTTON3KEYCODE > $COMMON_DIR/mouse_button3_keycode
# echo "1" > $COMMON_DIR/mouse_button_emulation
# echo "1" > $COMMON_DIR/keyboard_sends_linux_keycodes
# loadkeys $OTHERKEYMAP
#######################################################################
Option "XkbRules" "xfree86"
Option "XkbModel" "pc101"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection
# **********************************************************************
# Core Pointer's InputDevice section
# **********************************************************************
Section "InputDevice"
# Identifier and driver
Identifier "Mouse1"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "Buttons" "3"
EndSection
# [ monitor skipped ]
# **********************************************************************
# Graphics device section
# **********************************************************************
Section "Device"
Identifier "ati"
Driver "fbdev"
EndSection
# **********************************************************************
# Screen sections
# **********************************************************************
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen 1"
Device "ati"
Monitor "acer aspire 55s"
DefaultDepth 8
Subsection "Display"
Depth 8
# Modes "640x480" "800x600" "1024x768"
Modes "1024x768"
# Modes "800x600" "1024x768"
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubsection
Subsection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "640x480" "800x600"
# Modes "800x600-16"
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubsection
Subsection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "640x480"
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubsection
EndSection
# **********************************************************************
# ServerLayout sections.
# **********************************************************************
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Simple Layout"
Screen "Screen 1"
InputDevice "Mouse1" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Keyboard1" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection
__END__
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