Re: XFree86 on Macintosh Powerbook
if you're using dexconf on a mac, chances are it's not picking the right
sync modes. This would be the problem I experience on my iBox (a '99
iMac that runs linux 75% of the year).
I found a batch of sync lines that do work, for my 15" monitor...
--
Section "Modes"
Identifier "Modes0"
# Apple iMac modes
Modeline "1024x768" 78.525 1024 1049 1145 1312 768 769
772 800 +hsync +vsync
Modeline "800x600" 62.357 800 821 901 1040 600 601
604 632 +hsync +vsync
Modeline "640x480" 49.886 640 661 725 832 480 481
484 514 +hsync +vsync
# Apple monitors tend to do 832x624
Modeline "832x624" 57 832 876 940 1152 624 625
628 667 -hsync -vsync
# Apple PowerBook G3
Modeline "800x600" 100 800 816 824 840 600 616
624 640 -hsync -vsync
EndSection
--
add the above to your /etc/X11/XF86Config-4, add the line:
--
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
UseModes "Modes0" # use the above modelines
ModelName "Monitor Model"
--
best of luck, I think I got those line configurations from an old YDL
distro I had...
if I don't include the above lines, all I get is a black screen, but I
can switch back to a console...
- robin
Mr.Fletcher wrote:
Hello everybody,
i've been trying to configure xfree86 on my new powerbook (it
sports a
Ati Radeon 7500) but i wasn't able to make it work. I tried to configure
it with xf86cfg both with the native ati driver and the framebuffer.
i've been able to make it somehow start but the display is somehow
scrambled, it seems to have sync problems. I'm using the 4.2.0 version
of xfree86 and it should support the video card.
I would need some pointers to online resource or some specific help on
this problem (i can include the xfree log)
Thanks in advance!
Regards,
Marcello
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