Re: Configuring XF4 for Lombard (works with accel!)

2000-12-20 Thread Sergio Brandano
Great news! It is unfortunate that the new binaries (4.0.1pre2.RC4) do not yet implement the patch. I've tried them, but the ati driver still does not work. Sergio

Re: Configuring XF4 for Lombard (works with accel!)

2000-12-15 Thread steven alyari
i got it to work. being an end-user is easy. install XF-4.0.1-12.deb, if you -version X you get XF 4.0.2 but whatever.. the ati_drv.o file on the latest deb only looks for r128 and radeon chips, so.. because you need to compile new drivers, you'll have to grab the source as indicated on http://l

Re: Configuring XF4 for Lombard

2000-12-15 Thread Michel Dänzer
steven alyari wrote: > > > > (WW) ATI: PCI Mach64 in slot 0:17:0 could not be detected! > > > See README.ati for details > > > > Is this with the latest debs? > > > you asked if i am using the latest debs.. i am close to it. i am using > 4.0.1-10, and i rsynced the drivers, compiled, and copied an

Re: Configuring XF4 for Lombard

2000-12-15 Thread steven alyari
you asked if i am using the latest debs.. i am close to it. i am using 4.0.1-10, and i rsynced the drivers, compiled, and copied and overwrote ati_drv.o i'll try the latest though. yours, steven alyari On Thu, Dec 14, 2000 at 03:57:32PM +0100, Michel Dänzer wrote: > steven alyari wrote: > >

Re: Configuring XF4 for Lombard

2000-12-14 Thread Gerd Knorr
Sven LUTHER wrote: > On Wed, Dec 13, 2000 at 12:48:52AM +0100, Michel Dänzer wrote: > > Sergio Brandano wrote: > > > > > The result of "lspci | grep VGA" is as follows: > > > > > > 00:11.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies ... > > > > So 0:17:0 is the correct bus ID. > > huh ? how d

Re: Configuring XF4 for Lombard

2000-12-14 Thread Ethan Benson
On Fri, Dec 15, 2000 at 01:28:47AM +1300, Stephen Judd wrote: > (apologies for MS-cruft - I'm at work) > > That message you refer to was probably from me, just playing the part of > a concerned citizen. I have no pretensions to moderating anything. > > yaboot may sound extreme, but it's the way

Re: Configuring XF4 for Lombard

2000-12-14 Thread Michel Dänzer
Sergio Brandano wrote: > > Too bad, dear Michel. There is no way that I can read the DOC file. That's why I also included it in ASCII. You're welcome. > The message included in clear text refers to yaboot as the solution of all > problems, but I am using BootX and installing yaboot sounds a litt

Re: Configuring XF4 for Lombard

2000-12-14 Thread Michel Dänzer
steven alyari wrote: > > in the word document you say to configure fbdev and ati > > i dont understand why you would do both > > i have gotten X to work on my lombard using fbdev as my driver > > but not ati. and fbdev sees that my hardware is ATY Mach64 but i > suppose this is not the same as

Re: Configuring XF4 for Lombard

2000-12-14 Thread Sven LUTHER
On Thu, Dec 14, 2000 at 06:56:26AM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote: > On Thu, Dec 14, 2000 at 12:52:31PM +0100, Sven LUTHER wrote: > > On Wed, Dec 13, 2000 at 12:48:52AM +0100, Michel Dänzer wrote: > > > Sergio Brandano wrote: > > > > > > > The result of "lspci | grep VGA" is as follows: > > > > >

RE: Configuring XF4 for Lombard

2000-12-14 Thread Stephen Judd
ichel Dänzer; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Configuring XF4 for Lombard Too bad, dear Michel. There is no way that I can read the DOC file. The message included in clear text refers to yaboot as the solution of all problems, but I am using BootX and ins

Re: Configuring XF4 for Lombard

2000-12-14 Thread Sergio Brandano
Too bad, dear Michel. There is no way that I can read the DOC file. The message included in clear text refers to yaboot as the solution of all problems, but I am using BootX and installing yaboot sounds a little extreme. I've tried with a boot floppy, but OF does not like it, and re-formatting the

Re: Configuring XF4 for Lombard

2000-12-14 Thread Sergio Brandano
Too bad, dear Michel. There is no way that I can read the DOC file. The message included in clear text refers to yaboot as the solution of all problems, but I am using BootX and installing yaboot sounds a little extreme. I've tried with a boot floppy, but OF does not like it, and re-formatting the

Re: Configuring XF4 for Lombard

2000-12-14 Thread Sergio Brandano
Too bad, dear Michel. There is no way that I can read the DOC file. The message included in clear text refers to yaboot as the solution of all problems, but I am using BootX and installing yaboot sounds a little extreme. I've tried with a boot floppy, but OF does not like it, and re-formatting t

Re: Configuring XF4 for Lombard

2000-12-14 Thread Sergio Brandano
Too bad, dear Michel. There is no way that I can read the DOC file. The message included in clear text refers to yaboot as the solution of all problems, but I am using BootX and installing yaboot sounds a little extreme. I've tried with a boot floppy, but OF does not like it, and re-formatting t

Re: Configuring XF4 for Lombard

2000-12-14 Thread Branden Robinson
On Thu, Dec 14, 2000 at 12:52:31PM +0100, Sven LUTHER wrote: > On Wed, Dec 13, 2000 at 12:48:52AM +0100, Michel Dänzer wrote: > > Sergio Brandano wrote: > > > > > The result of "lspci | grep VGA" is as follows: > > > > > > 00:11.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies ... > > > > So 0:17

Re: Configuring XF4 for Lombard

2000-12-14 Thread Sven LUTHER
On Wed, Dec 13, 2000 at 01:38:49PM +, Sergio Brandano wrote: > Dear friends, > > I am reporting a little improvement wrt the posted situation. > > uninstalled packages: > - Debian's xserver-fbdev (which provides the file > /usr/X11R6/bin/XF68_FBDev for XF3) > - LinuxPPC's xfree-xvfb (which

Re: Configuring XF4 for Lombard

2000-12-14 Thread Sven LUTHER
On Wed, Dec 13, 2000 at 12:48:52AM +0100, Michel Dänzer wrote: > Sergio Brandano wrote: > > > The result of "lspci | grep VGA" is as follows: > > > > 00:11.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies ... > > So 0:17:0 is the correct bus ID. huh ? how do 00:11.0 got translated to 0:17:0 ? F

Re: Configuring XF4 for Lombard

2000-12-14 Thread steven alyari
00:11.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc 3D Rage LT Pro (rev dc) (prog-if 00 [VGA]) On Thu, Dec 14, 2000 at 12:20:04PM +0100, Michael Schmitz wrote: > > anyway when i use ati i get the following error: > > > > (WW) ATI: PCI Mach64 in slot 0:17:0 could not be detected! > > See REA

Re: Configuring XF4 for Lombard

2000-12-14 Thread Michael Schmitz
> anyway when i use ati i get the following error: > > (WW) ATI: PCI Mach64 in slot 0:17:0 could not be detected! > See README.ati for details See the lspci -vv output. Use the bus ID reported by lspci. Michael

Re: Configuring XF4 for Lombard

2000-12-14 Thread steven alyari
in the word document you say to configure fbdev and ati i dont understand why you would do both i have gotten X to work on my lombard using fbdev as my driver but not ati. and fbdev sees that my hardware is ATY Mach64 but i suppose this is not the same as having the ati driver? no accel? i use

Re: Configuring XF4 for Lombard

2000-12-13 Thread Jason E. Stewart
Bastien Nocera <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Michel Dänzer wrote: > > > > Sergio Brandano wrote: > > > > Looking for a Word document on this box to test kword with it, I found the > > attached text. Hope it helps. > > > > I forgot who posted it to the list, please speak up to claim your credits

Re: Configuring XF4 for Lombard

2000-12-13 Thread Bastien Nocera
Michel Dänzer wrote: > > Sergio Brandano wrote: > > > I am returning from an unsuccessful attempt to create a bootable > > floppy. The reason is that at OF time, I can not specify "zip:yaboot". > > The reason is that ... I do not have a ZIP drive, and the parameter > > does not work for my SuperF

Re: Configuring XF4 for Lombard

2000-12-13 Thread Michel Dänzer
Sergio Brandano wrote: > I am returning from an unsuccessful attempt to create a bootable > floppy. The reason is that at OF time, I can not specify "zip:yaboot". > The reason is that ... I do not have a ZIP drive, and the parameter > does not work for my SuperFloppy. (SF is a 120Mb internal > flo

Re: Configuring XF4 for Lombard

2000-12-13 Thread Sergio Brandano
Hi, I am returning from an unsuccessful attempt to create a bootable floppy. The reason is that at OF time, I can not specify "zip:yaboot". The reason is that ... I do not have a ZIP drive, and the parameter does not work for my SuperFloppy. (SF is a 120Mb internal floppy drive on /dev/hdc ) I a

Re: Configuring XF4 for Lombard

2000-12-13 Thread Michel Dänzer
Sergio Brandano wrote: > The result when using linux-kernel-2.2.18.tgz > from ftp.kernel.org is negative. Still no image. There never will be an image with Xvfb... > I have in plan to try yaboot with a floppy. > I had a detailed mail on how to do this, but > I can not find it. Is the probl

Re: Configuring XF4 for Lombard

2000-12-13 Thread Sergio Brandano
Hi, The result when using linux-kernel-2.2.18.tgz from ftp.kernel.org is negative. Still no image. I have in plan to try yaboot with a floppy. I had a detailed mail on how to do this, but I can not find it. Is the problem due to BootX? Sergio

Re: Configuring XF4 for Lombard

2000-12-13 Thread Michel Dänzer
Sergio Brandano wrote: > > Michel Dänzer wrote: > > > Sergio Brandano wrote: > > > > > uninstalled packages: > > > - Debian's xserver-fbdev (which provides the file > > > /usr/X11R6/bin/XF68_FBDev for XF3) > > > - LinuxPPC's xfree-xvfb (which provides the file > > > /usr/X11R6/bin/Xvfb for XF

Re: Configuring XF4 for Lombard

2000-12-13 Thread dog
sculpsit sb: > > > uninstalled packages: > > > - Debian's xserver-fbdev (which provides the file > > > /usr/X11R6/bin/XF68_FBDev for XF3) > > > - LinuxPPC's xfree-xvfb (which provides the file > > > /usr/X11R6/bin/Xvfb for XF4, via alien) > > > > > > installed packages: > > > - Debian's xvfb (

Re: Configuring XF4 for Lombard

2000-12-13 Thread Sergio Brandano
Michel Dänzer wrote: > Sergio Brandano wrote: > > > uninstalled packages: > > - Debian's xserver-fbdev (which provides the file > > /usr/X11R6/bin/XF68_FBDev for XF3) > > - LinuxPPC's xfree-xvfb (which provides the file > > /usr/X11R6/bin/Xvfb for XF4, via alien) > > > > installed packages:

Re: Configuring XF4 for Lombard

2000-12-13 Thread Michel Dänzer
Sergio Brandano wrote: > uninstalled packages: > - Debian's xserver-fbdev (which provides the file > /usr/X11R6/bin/XF68_FBDev for XF3) > - LinuxPPC's xfree-xvfb (which provides the file > /usr/X11R6/bin/Xvfb for XF4, via alien) > > installed packages: > - Debian's xvfb (which provides the f

Re: Configuring XF4 for Lombard

2000-12-13 Thread Sergio Brandano
Dear friends, I am reporting a little improvement wrt the posted situation. uninstalled packages: - Debian's xserver-fbdev (which provides the file /usr/X11R6/bin/XF68_FBDev for XF3) - LinuxPPC's xfree-xvfb (which provides the file /usr/X11R6/bin/Xvfb for XF4, via alien) installed packages:

Re: Configuring XF4 for Lombard

2000-12-13 Thread Michael Schmitz
> This rang a bell inside my head, I just tested with a wrong bus ID - I also > got a segfault. Thanks for reporting this bug. > > As for the crash, you probably need Michael's kernel patch (or is that in any > 2.2 kernel now?) or a 2.4 kernel. Looks like it's in 2.2.18-stable. At least I've not

Re: Configuring XF4 for Lombard

2000-12-12 Thread Michel Dänzer
Sergio Brandano wrote: > The result of "lspci | grep VGA" is as follows: > > 00:11.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies ... So 0:17:0 is the correct bus ID. This rang a bell inside my head, I just tested with a wrong bus ID - I also got a segfault. Thanks for reporting this bug. As

Re: Configuring XF4 for Lombard

2000-12-12 Thread Sergio Brandano
Dear Michel! Thank you for your help. The result of "lspci | grep VGA" is as follows: 00:11.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies ... I do use atyfb for console, imposed by BootX. I know nothing about the ati driver. Sergio [Charset iso-8859-1 unsupported, filtering to ASCII.

Re: Configuring XF4 for Lombard

2000-12-12 Thread Michel Dänzer
Sergio Brandano wrote: > I am trying to configure XF4 for Lombard. > The distribution is the latest from Debian, > where I added the fbdv v4.0.1 of the LinuxPPC > distribution (Debian still has the old version). > You can find my XF86Config and the resulting > log at the following address: >

Configuring XF4 for Lombard

2000-12-12 Thread Sergio Brandano
Hi, I am trying to configure XF4 for Lombard. The distribution is the latest from Debian, where I added the fbdv v4.0.1 of the LinuxPPC distribution (Debian still has the old version). You can find my XF86Config and the resulting log at the following address: http://www.dcs.qmw.ac.uk/~sb