Hello,
I have a kernel image available on my web page
which you can install over the debian version.
It might not be a bad idea to install the 2.2.x kernel
just in case while your are at it.
First, copy your current kernel to make a backup
# cd /boot
# cp vmlinux-2.4.16-netwinder vmlinuz-2.4.16-netwinder.old
# cd /
# ln -s boot/vmlinuz-2.4.16-netwinder.old vmlinuz.old
# cd /lib/modules
# cp -a 2.4.16-netwinder 2.4.16-netwinder.old
Now you can safe boot by "setenv kernfile vmlinuz.old"
Go ahead and test it now to make sure it works.
Next, download my custom kernel.
get it here -- http://www.gyrodynamic.net
Download it and then...
# dpkg -i kernel-image-2.4.16-netwinder_1.00.Custom_arm.deb
This should get you going. Once you do this, run dselect and
put kernel-image on HOLD using the "=" key. This will keep
apt from reinstalling Debian's kernel over this one in the future,
since I dumbly gave it the same name but Debian's has a "newer"
version number; i.e. 1.00 vs 200111....
You're ready to reboot. Should work with no problems. If
for some reason it doesn't just reboot with "vmlinuz.old"
and reinstall Debian's version. ( You did test vmlinuz.old right? )
If all is well edit your XF86Config-4 and set it like this:
Section "Device"
Identifier "Default Video"
Driver "fbdev"
Option "UseFBDev" "false" # We are providing a modeline
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Default Monitor"
HorizSync 30-64 # Put your monitor info here instead of mine
VertRefresh 50-120 # Put your monitor info here instead of mine
Option "DPMS" # Sure why not
Mode "1024x768" # got this with "fbset -x"
# D: 78.746 MHz, H: 60.020 kHz, V: 75.025 Hz
Dotclock 78.747
HTimings 1024 1040 1136 1312
VTimings 768 769 772 800
Flags "+HSync" "+VSync"
EndMode
# If this mode doesn't work for you then use fbset at
# the console, e.g. fbset 1024x768-70 for instance
# when you get one that works that you like,
# export the modeline with "fbset -x" and paste
# in here
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "Default Video"
Monitor "Default Monitor"
DefaultDepth 16
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1024x768"
EndSubSection
EndSection
... and thats about it. At this point it should be
working in 1024x768 with 16bpp.
Gyoung H Kim wrote:
Dear Mr. Hilton,
After spending lots of hours setting up the netwinder framebuffer without
success, I find you posting as follows:
Ok, it was the kernel. I got a successfull build of the 2.4.16
kernel with make-kpkg and now I have X in [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I can make it available if anybody wants to play with it. It
is in "deb" format. I did not include the parallel port ide
or scsi driver support, but otherwise it has all the options
for the Netwinder hardware.
Debian with kernel 2.4.16 is installed on my netwinder. Would you tell me how to set up the 1024x768-16bpp on netwinder/debian ? Any deb-packages/comments/help would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
Gyoung H. Kim
E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Tel: +82 2 558 2257
Fax: +82 2 558 8531
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