On Sat, 27 Mar 2004 04:36:31 -0500, Branden Robinson gracefully wrote: >> >> >> >> http://linuxuanl.org/~jpablo/stuff/ibook-screen/ >> > >> > >> >> I applied it on xserver-xfree86-dri-trunk, version 2004.02.28-2 >> from people.debian.org/~daenzer. > >If someone could come up with a patch, or identify an XFree86 CVS >commit that enables this, I'd be pretty motivated to put into Debian's >XFree86 packages. > >I like patches I can test. Especially for features I've been wanting >since I bought my laptop. >
Actually, this patch is quite easy to test. These are the steps : 1) First you have to get the xfree sources corresponding to your installed xserver. For me it was at http://people.debian.org/~daenzer/dri-trunk-sid/ file : dri-trunk-sid_2004.02.28.orig.tar.gz Then you shoud untar it and also untar xc...tar.gz and Mesa...tar.gz that it contains 2) Apply the patch from directory xc : patch -N -p 2 < radeon.diff 3) Modify xc/config/df/host.def so as to have MesaSrcDir pointing on the Mesa directory you just untarred. 4) In xc, run "make Workd", but stop it (Ctrl-C) when it starts really to compile (since this is the source of our installed xserver, we don't have to compile all). Go into xc/programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/drivers/ati and run "make". This shoud create ati_drv.o atimisc_drv.o r128_drv.o radeon_drv.o in xc/exports/lib/modules/drivers/ 5) Install : just copy the created .o files in your /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/ or /usr/X11R6/lib/modules-dri-trunk/drivers/ depending on which one you use. and replace the existing driver. (Maybe it is a good idea to keep some backup...) If this works, you should be able to restart X without usefbdev. (I still keep fbdev when I don't use an external screen because it provides a better management of dpms, and really switch off the screen, that's better for autonomy). -- Cedric "[Of course] I'm French! Why do think I have this outrageous accent, you silly king-a?!" Monty Python and the Holy Grail
