On Nov 28, 2003, at 9:41 AM, Michel Dänzer wrote:
On Fri, 2003-11-28 at 10:34, Jens Schmalzing wrote:
Barry C.Hawkins writes:
When I try to install the xserver-xfree86-dri-trunk package using
dselect, dependencies always pull in 4.2.1 stuff.
That's alright, you can use a newer Xserver with older libraries to
some extent.
That's a gross understatement. :)
my new PowerBook G4 (17" 1.33GHz)
I am using a PB G4 17" 1GHz running sid.
That model has a different graphics card, [...]
Indeed, and xserver-xfree86-dri-trunk is useless for nVidia cards.
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Michel,
Thanks for this information. Man, I wish I had seen this earlier. I
went ahead and installed xserver-xfree86-dri-trunk and all its
dependencies suggested by dselect, and I have been trying to get the
drm-trunk-module-src stuff to compile. After seeing the post from Jens
that his PBG4 17 did not use an nVidia card, I went to the Apple site
and confirmed that the current 17 units use an ATI card again. WTF?
Did they just decide to pop nVidia into the mix on a whim with the
first batch? How lucky can a guy be?
In light of the fact that I seem to have the North Korea of video
cards, what would you (and anyone else) recommend in terms of trying to
get XFree86 working on a PowerBook G4 17" 1GHz? eBay and another
machine? Man, I hope not. Thanks in advance for your assistance. I
am reading up on X Windows to try and learn more so that I won't be
such a drain to the list.
8^)
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