sisi wrote: > > > i have a powerpc 7300/200 > > > > So you probably have to use the fbdev driver. > > and that is what it says in my config file :-)
It was basically a 3.3.x config file modified for 4.x . It's generally a better idea to start from scratch for 4.x because a lot of cruft is no longer needed. > > dpkg-reconfigure -plow xserver-xfree86 > > thanks alot for your really prompt reply. > i did as instructed and i have now XF86Config-4 > (i tried to run dexconf just in case :) > however, when i start X i get a hanging black screen. [...] > (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Configured Mouse" (type: MOUSE) > [GetFontOrFixed]: WARNING -- can't get font -adobe-helvetica-bold-r-*-*-12-*, > trying 'fixed'[GetFontOrFixed]: WARNING -- can't get font > -adobe-helvetica-bold-r-*-*-12-*, trying 'fixed'/bin/sh: exec: > setup-background: not found > xinit: unexpected signal 2 Looks like the server starts up fine, but the X session exits immediately because setup-background is missing - do you try to start that in your ~/.xsession or ~/.xinitrc? If you don't get the console back, that points at a problem in the framebuffer device. -- Earthling Michel Dänzer (MrCooper) \ Debian GNU/Linux (powerpc) developer CS student, Free Software enthusiast \ XFree86 and DRI project member
