Re: New PPC X server alpha (brown paper bag update)

2000-02-18 Thread Robert Ramiega
On Fri, Feb 18, 2000 at 07:28:03PM +0100, Michel Dänzer wrote: > Robert Ramiega wrote: > > > > If you have downloaded the buggy version and think you are unlucky, you > > > are not: You only need the -update tarball. > > I've downloaded the "buggy" version and am using it right now and works > >

Re: List of Web pages explaining concrete installs?

2000-02-18 Thread Hartmut Koptein
> For installing Debian on a laptop, I find this list: > > http://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/kharker/linux-laptop/ > > absolutely mandatory. The laptop I'm installing Linux on is almost always > there, with a lot of details, real XF86config, etc. > > Is there something like that for the Macintoshe

List of Web pages explaining concrete installs?

2000-02-18 Thread Stephane Bortzmeyer
For installing Debian on a laptop, I find this list: http://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/kharker/linux-laptop/ absolutely mandatory. The laptop I'm installing Linux on is almost always there, with a lot of details, real XF86config, etc. Is there something like that for the Macintoshes? A page list

Re: New PPC X server alpha (brown paper bag update)

2000-02-18 Thread Michel Dänzer
Robert Ramiega wrote: > > If you have downloaded the buggy version and think you are unlucky, you > > are not: You only need the -update tarball. > I've downloaded the "buggy" version and am using it right now and works > quite ok on CV64/3D. The bug was only in the glint driver. Beware though t

Re: New PPC X server alpha (brown paper bag update)

2000-02-18 Thread Robert Ramiega
On Fri, Feb 18, 2000 at 03:25:46PM +0100, Michel Dänzer wrote: > If you have downloaded the buggy version and think you are unlucky, you are > not: You only need the -update tarball. I've downloaded the "buggy" version and am using it right now and works quite ok on CV64/3D. It has its quirks thou

Re: Performa PPC 7100

2000-02-18 Thread Laurent Vivier
Hi all, For the mailing list, I add my previous answer to Mario in this e-mail. And my answer is: Sorry, I don't know Performa 6400... but I think it's a PowerPC (603e) nubus based machine... Laurent Mario Menezes wrote: > > -- > > On Fri, 18 Feb 2000 17:10:17 Laurent Vivier wrote: > Hi, >

Re: Performa PPC 6400 (was 7100)

2000-02-18 Thread Mario Menezes
-- Hi, Thanks Daniel for your answer! I checked again with the guy that has the machine and indeed is a Performa 6400 PPC model. Does your answer still apply to this model? Thanks, []s, Mario --== Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ ==-- Share what you know. Learn what you don

Re: Performa PPC 7100

2000-02-18 Thread Mario Menezes
-- On Fri, 18 Feb 2000 17:10:17 Laurent Vivier wrote: Hi Laurent, Thanks for your answer! Indeed, I was wrong about the model. I checked again with the guy that has the machine. It's a Performa 6400 PowerPC. So I would like to know if your answer still apply to this model? T

Re: Performa PPC 7100

2000-02-18 Thread Daniel Jacobowitz
On Fri, Feb 18, 2000 at 07:47:17AM -0800, Mario Menezes wrote: > Hi, > >I have the opportunity to buy a used Performa > PPC 7100 (I guess) for a good price. >I know nothing about Macintoshes. >Is this a true PPC or a m68k? It's a PPC. >Can I install Debian in this machine?

Performa PPC 7100

2000-02-18 Thread Mario Menezes
Hi, I have the opportunity to buy a used Performa PPC 7100 (I guess) for a good price. I know nothing about Macintoshes. Is this a true PPC or a m68k? Can I install Debian in this machine? Is it a good machine for basic things (Latex, X, xfig, ...)? Thanks, Please let

Yaboot vs BootX

2000-02-18 Thread FASSINO Jean-Philippe
Hello, just a question about yaboot. I'm using BootX to boot linux on my powerbook G3 and powermac G4. Does bootX will be maintained any more ? Does yaboot or bootX is better ? My disk is partionning with 4 partitions (1: HFS, 2: sap, 3: ext2 system, 4: ext2 data) Does i can install yaboot wit

Re: Still can't get accelerated console with aty128fb!

2000-02-18 Thread Adam C Powell IV
Geert Uytterhoeven wrote: > On Thu, 17 Feb 2000, Renaud Dreyer wrote: > > > P.S. Which of the precompiled fonts: > > > > CONFIG_FONT_8x16=y > > CONFIG_FONT_SUN8x16=y > > CONFIG_FONT_SUN12x22=y > > > > are used in the frame buffer console and how can I make it switch > > from one set to another? >

New PPC X server alpha (brown paper bag update)

2000-02-18 Thread Michel Dänzer
This should work now, thanks to Sinan Gürkan for help in finding the bug. I had introduced code to change modes for the HW cursor to work, but unfortunately it ended in an infinite loop if there was more than one mode :( I've taken the chance and improved the glint (even more endianness and acc