>-----Original Message----- >From: Michel Dänzer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2002 12:19 PM >To: Bill Traynor >Cc: debian-powerpc@lists.debian.org >Subject: RE: X config on 14 inch 700mhz ibook > > >On Don, 2002-10-24 at 18:09, Bill Traynor wrote: >> >> >From: Michel Dänzer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > >> >On Don, 2002-10-24 at 16:23, Bill Traynor wrote: >> >> >> >> I've been trying to configure X on a 14.1" iBook with an ATI >> >Radeon M6 >> >> LY and I've been unsuccesful. I've installed kernel >> >2.4.20-pre11-ben0 >> >> and the dri-trunk debs. When I issue: >> >> >> >> modprobe agpgart >> >> insmod /usr/src/modules/drm-trunk/radeon.o >> >> startx >> >> >> >> the screen flickers slightly and then just sits there blank. >> >> >> >> After rebooting, my X log only shows 1 error: Cannot read V_BIOS >> >> (5) >> > >> >That's not a problem. A common problem is using a wrong mode, >> >but we'd have to see the log to be sure. >> >> Good point, here's my log and XF86Config-4 as well: > >[...] > >> Fatal server error: >> could not open default font 'fixed' > >Install xfonts-base or better x-window-system-core. It's >strange that you didn't get back to console though, maybe >you'd have had to switch between VTs for radenfb to >reinitialize the display.
Done. Now, following startx the machine returns to the console with: Could not initiate font path element unix/:7100, removing from list! But at least I'm not stuck at a black screen now. Is this a Font Server problem? Thanks Bill > > >-- >Earthling Michel Dänzer (MrCooper)/ Debian GNU/Linux (powerpc) >developer >XFree86 and DRI project member / CS student, Free Software >enthusiast > > >-- >To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >
