On Mon, 29 Dec 2008 11:58:03 -0800 Amit Uttamchandani <amit.ut...@gmail.com> wrote:
AU> > AU> > I also tried using Amit's xorg.conf, but got the same error AU> > message. At this point I don't think the problem is related to the AU> > xorg.conf file. AU> > AU> AU> Actually I just realized you will have to modify the modeline in the AU> section "Modes" AU> AU> The modeline I have there is specifically for my screen resolution, AU> which is 1152x768. Search for the modeline that matches your ibook AU> and put in there. I think it should work. AU> AU> Good luck. AU> AU> > Thanks, AU> > /Bob Fundamentally the problem with iBooks and recent Xorg versions is that the current Xorg relies on auto-detecting monitor capabilities, and the iBook hardware doesn't return that info properly. A general (if annoying) fix is to keep an oldish live-CD that is known to work, boot that and copy the xorg.conf to a pendrive, then use that xorg.conf. [I used the Ubuntu 6.06 install CD, but Knoppix of comparable vintage should also be OK]. -- +------------------------+-------------------------------+---------+ | James Tappin | School of Physics & Astronomy | O__ | | s...@star.sr.bham.ac.uk | University of Birmingham | -- \/` | | Ph: 0121-414-6462. Fax: 0121-414-3722 | | +--------------------------------------------------------+---------+ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-powerpc-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
