Bug#484015: iBook xorg.conf file?

[Nathan Rosenquist <nathan@scubaninja.com>]

Thank you very much for sending this Rogério, I definitely appreciate it.

The only problem is that so far I have not been able to make it work for 
me on a default Debian Etch install, either as provided or with various 
modifications.

After playing with all sorts of options (HorizRefresh values, 
VertRefresh values, DRI on and off, Framebuffer on and off, which 
modules are loaded, which core driver it uses (ati seemed the most 
likely to work for me)), I still just get a black screen. When I 
ctrl-alt-backspace (actually delete on a mac) I get back to the console, 
and (just as before with the default xorg config file from Debian) the 
console then starts flickering.

I'm now compiling a custom kernel to support WPA2 encryption using the 
Apple Airport. Perhaps I'll get lucky and it will work after the kernel 
upgrade, but I think that's pretty optimistic.

I'll keep trying things, and post back if I find something that works.

Thanks!
-Nathan

Rogério Brito wrote:
> Hi, Nathan.
>
> On Jun 28 2008, Nathan Rosenquist wrote:
>   
> > I read your post at 
> > http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=484015 while Googling 
> > for working iBook xorg configurations. I don't suppose you would be able 
> > to e-mail me a copy of your working configuration, would you?
> >     
>
> Just to help you and other people that may be in the same situation, I
> attach here a xorg.conf file that works for me on my r128 iBook (iBook 2).
> I'm Cc'ing the debian-powerpc list so that it would be easier to get a
> reference as well as a starting point for further customization (like
> enabling DMA for XV, forcing the AGP interface to be used at higher speeds
> etc).
>
> I'm sending a copy of this to the bug report that I've opened also, so that
> the X Strike Force can see what they can do for making iBooks work
> out-of-the-box in an lenny install.
>
>
>
> Hope this helps, Rogério Brito.
>
> P.S.: Please, keep in mind that the ati driver has been divided now into
> mach64, r128 and radeon and, possibly, adaptations to this config file may
> be needed.
>