One thing though, I still get the error: PEXExtensionInit: Couldn't open default PEX font file: Roman_M
It doesn't prevent the server from loading, fortunately. I noticed that the other big endian Debian distributions (spark, m68k) were reporting the same error during the fall of 99, so I assume it's an endianness bug. Are people running other servers also getting this error? I never saw it while running Xpmac under LinuxPPC (or MkLinux). > Renaud Dreyer wrote: > > > > I finally managed to make the Rage128 accelerated Xpmac X server work > > under Debian PowerPC on my PowerMac 7300 with a Rage Orion card. It > > turns out that I'd forgotten to download the 75dpi fonts. The font > > path is hardcoded in Xpmac and the Misc, Speedo, Type1, 75dpi and 100dpi > > ALL need to be installed for the server to start. I thought I didn't need > > the 75dpi because I have a 19" display but... > > You can specify any font path you want for a default by using the -fp > flag... such as: > > /usr/X11R6/bin/Xpmac -fp "unix/:-1" # Use an font server like xfs (port > -1) or xfstt (port 7101) > or > /usr/X11R6/bin/Xpmac -fp /usr/X11R6/lib/fonts/Type1/ Thanks, that's what I was going to try next, but I'll still go that route to get 100dpi and scalable fonts loaded in priority. > Of course you'll want it to still point to the (default) fixed font, > otherwise it won't work. You can tell Xpmac what font you want to call > the default font by the -dc <fontname> flag. Another solution is just to > use the default font path, then add others, after X has started (most > likely using the ~/.Xclients file) by just doing a Which default font is the one hardcoded in Xpmac, usually? > xset +fp /path/to/more/fonts # Add fonts to font path > xset fp rehash #load/reload font information, and make added fonts > available to all applications to be started. > > > So this is a solution for people who need an Xserver working right off > > the install on their machine, without having to play with X86Config first. > > That is one benefit. It's most useful feature is it is accelerated for > Mach64/Rage 128/Twin Turbo 128/C&T 6555 (for Powerbooks) running with no > video driver checked aka video=ofonly (which is useful on Macs with > weird video). After living 2 and a half years with the unaccelerated controlfb of my 7300, I was very happy to recently get an Orion and acceleration! > Xpmac --help lists several options that show how flexible Xpmac is, > although some don't work yet (like dpms). Thanks for the hint!
