Well folks, I've hacked for some time on the XF-4 config file and finaly configured the "fbdev", in the right way.
The solution for my problem was to setup the right H and V Refresh rate in X conf. Get your refresh rates with: $ fbset -x That's all folks. - Ivo On Sun, 2002-05-05 at 15:41, eim wrote: > iMAC problem: ATI Rage128 Pro TR (AGP) and XFree 4.1.0 > ====================================================== > > Hello debian-ppc folks, > > 2 days ago I've successfully installed Debian 3.0 aka 'woody' > from Internet on my 'newpmac' iMAC (CPU:750CX @ 500MHz). > > Everything worked fine, the onlz problem I've encountered > was Debian's base-config witch goes in loop, but that's another > problem treated in another issue. > > After installing the base system and some software I've also > installed xfree 4.1.0-16, I've configured it and here my > little problems started. > > On my system I've got an ATI Rage128 Pro TR (AGP) with > 16 MB RAM onboad so I've first configured Xfree with the > 'r128' then with the 'ati', and also with 'atimisc' drivers > but XF doesn't recongnize my graphic board: > > (EE) No devices detected. > > So i switched to the XF 'fbdriver' witch works in 8 bit depth > when the 'ofonly' kernel fb driver is runing. > > When I run the 'aty128fb' kernel fb driver with the yaboot.conf > entry: append="video=aty128fb:" the X server recognizes 640x480 > and 800x600 display modes in various depths but I only see > a completly black screen. > > Maybe someone else has allready experienced my same troubles > and could give me some tips to solve this problem, I actually > come from the i386 world and have this way not much experience > with MACs, but wanna learn :) > > Thanks for any help, > have a nice time, folks ! > > - Ivo > > -- > > »« »« »« »« »« »« »« »« »« »« »« »« »« »« »« > Ivo Marino [EMAIL PROTECTED] > UN*X Developer, running Debian GNU/Linux > irc.OpenProjects.net #debian > http://eimbox.org/~eim http://eimbox.org > »« »« »« »« »« »« »« »« »« »« »« »« »« »« »« > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- »« »« »« »« »« »« »« »« »« »« »« »« »« »« »« Ivo Marino [EMAIL PROTECTED] UN*X Developer, running Debian GNU/Linux irc.OpenProjects.net #debian http://eimbox.org/~eim http://eimbox.org »« »« »« »« »« »« »« »« »« »« »« »« »« »« »« -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
