Re: XFree86 just broke on PB3400 (Fri 5/28/99 AM (US))

Hi, Sven-- On 6/4/99 at 3:36 AM -0500 you wrote: > On Thu, Jun 03, 1999 at 11:15:40AM -0500, Mike James wrote: > > > This XF68_FBDev_pm2_4 server works. Thank you. > > > > Of course, it's working in the context of the version 3.3.3.1-03 x* >(Feb) > > pkgs noted above. Because the current x* pkgs

Re: XFree86 just broke on PB3400 (Fri 5/28/99 AM (US))

On Thu, Jun 03, 1999 at 11:15:40AM -0500, Mike James wrote: > Hi, Sven-- > > On Jun 3 1999 at 3:08 AM -0500 you wrote: > > > On Wed, Jun 02, 1999 at 03:23:00PM -0500, Mike James wrote: > > > > > > X is now working again on my PB3400. > > > > > > The primary thing I did was to downgrade to Hartmu

Re: XFree86 just broke on PB3400 (Fri 5/28/99 AM (US))

Hi, Sven-- On Jun 3 1999 at 3:08 AM -0500 you wrote: > On Wed, Jun 02, 1999 at 03:23:00PM -0500, Mike James wrote: > > > > X is now working again on my PB3400. > > > > The primary thing I did was to downgrade to Hartmut's x* files version > > 3.3.3.1-0.3 (2[345]-Feb-99) available at > >

Re: XFree86 just broke on PB3400 (Fri 5/28/99 AM (US))

On Thu, Jun 03, 1999 at 01:47:01PM +0200, Benjamin Herrenschmidt wrote: > On Thu, Jun 3, 1999, Sven LUTHER <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >Does that mean that you have a Chips&Technology 65550 chip ? and not an ATI > >mach64 derivative one ? if yes, then it must be some other debian patch, and > >

Re: XFree86 just broke on PB3400 (Fri 5/28/99 AM (US))

On Thu, Jun 3, 1999, Sven LUTHER <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Does that mean that you have a Chips&Technology 65550 chip ? and not an ATI >mach64 derivative one ? if yes, then it must be some other debian patch, and >nothing to do with mine. What does fbset -i say about your framebuffer device ? T

Re: XFree86 just broke on PB3400 (Fri 5/28/99 AM (US))

On Wed, Jun 02, 1999 at 03:23:00PM -0500, Mike James wrote: > Hi, everyone-- > > On 6/1/99 at 2:04 AM -0500 Sven wrote: > > > On Mon, May 31, 1999 at 07:07:07PM -0500, Mike James wrote: > > > Operating System: Linux 2.2.1 ppc [ELF] > > > Configured drivers: > > >FBDev: Server for frame buffer

Re: XFree86 just broke on PB3400 (Fri 5/28/99 AM (US))

Hi, everyone-- On 6/1/99 at 2:04 AM -0500 Sven wrote: > On Mon, May 31, 1999 at 07:07:07PM -0500, Mike James wrote: > > Operating System: Linux 2.2.1 ppc [ELF] > > Configured drivers: > >FBDev: Server for frame buffer device > >(Patchlevel 10): mfb, afb, cfb8, cfb16, cfb32, NCR 77C32BLT >

Re: XFree86 just broke on PB3400 (Fri 5/28/99 AM (US))

On Mon, May 31, 1999 at 07:07:07PM -0500, Mike James wrote: > Operating System: Linux 2.2.1 ppc [ELF] > Configured drivers: >FBDev: Server for frame buffer device >(Patchlevel 10): mfb, afb, cfb8, cfb16, cfb32, NCR 77C32BLT (accel), ATI > Mach64 (accel), IMS TwinTurbo (accel) > (using VT nu

Re: XFree86 just broke on PB3400 (Fri 5/28/99 AM (US))

On Mon, May 31, 1999 at 09:00:52PM +, Georg Bauer wrote: > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Hartmut Koptein) wrote: > > >Warning: the new xfree version is possible broken for some ATI boards! Copy > > your old version of /usr/X11R6/bin/XF68_FBDev to a secure place.

Re: XFree86 just broke on PB3400 (Fri 5/28/99 AM (US))

On Sun, May 30, 1999 at 10:33:23PM +0200, Robert Ramiega wrote: > On Sat, May 29, 1999 at 09:40:24PM -0500, Mike James wrote: > > > > > > Quick fix is to create /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/fonts.alias file > > > with : > > > fixed \ > > > -misc-fixed-medium-r-semicondensed--13-120-75-75-c-60-iso8

Re: XFree86 just broke on PB3400 (Fri 5/28/99 AM (US))

Hi, everyone-- On 5/31/99 at 5:08 AM -0500 Hartmut wrote to the debian-powerpc list: > > >Please test the new version; should be available in the next two days. > > Warning: the new xfree version is possible broken for some ATI boards! >Copy > your old version of /usr/X11R6/bin/XF68_FBDe

Re: XFree86 just broke on PB3400 (Fri 5/28/99 AM (US))

In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Hartmut Koptein) wrote: >Warning: the new xfree version is possible broken for some ATI boards! Copy > your old version of /usr/X11R6/bin/XF68_FBDev to a secure place. Ups. Thanks. Actually I have an ATI board. And with my luck, it will b

Re: XFree86 just broke on PB3400 (Fri 5/28/99 AM (US))

> >Please test the new version; should be available in the next two days. Warning: the new xfree version is possible broken for some ATI boards! Copy your old version of /usr/X11R6/bin/XF68_FBDev to a secure place. For the font problem: it is fixed in the newer version. Thanks, Ha

Re: XFree86 just broke on PB3400 (Fri 5/28/99 AM (US))

In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Hartmut Koptein) wrote: >Please test the new version; should be available in the next two days. Funny enough: after I started my system today, I didn't get the old message, but the "fixed font" message. So I recapitulated, what really happened ye

Re: XFree86 just broke on PB3400 (Fri 5/28/99 AM (US))

On Sat, May 29, 1999 at 09:40:24PM -0500, Mike James wrote: > > > > Quick fix is to create /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/fonts.alias file > > with : > > fixed \ > > -misc-fixed-medium-r-semicondensed--13-120-75-75-c-60-iso8859-1 inside. > > I had inadvertently already implemented Robert's fix--thi

Re: XFree86 just broke on PB3400 (Fri 5/28/99 AM (US))

> Bah, you all are lucky. Since the last apt-get update, I can't start X any > more: " Novalid mode found", although nothing changed (except the > X-Server, of course) - same XF86Config, same graphic card and same kernel > (and so same fbdev device). Yuck. Ok, back to command line Please test the

Re: XFree86 just broke on PB3400 (Fri 5/28/99 AM (US))

In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Jeremiah Merkl" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >ahh, growing pains, ain't they wonderful? :) Bah, you all are lucky. Since the last apt-get update, I can't start X any more: " Novalid mode found", although nothing changed (except the X-Server, of course) - same XF86Co

Re: XFree86 just broke on PB3400 (Fri 5/28/99 AM (US))

On Sat, 29 May 1999, Mike James wrote: > Hi, everyone-- > > On 5/29/99 at 4:21 PM -0500, in response to my original problem statement-- > > > > X worked great on my PB3400 until yesterday morning (5/28/99 ~9:00 > > > AM CDT US). That's when I did an "apt-get upgrade" while in > > > WindowMaker

Re: XFree86 just broke on PB3400 (Fri 5/28/99 AM (US))

Hi, everyone-- On 5/29/99 at 4:21 PM -0500, in response to my original problem statement-- > > X worked great on my PB3400 until yesterday morning (5/28/99 ~9:00 > > AM CDT US). That's when I did an "apt-get upgrade" while in > > WindowMaker. I didn't > > ... > > (--) FBDev: Using cfb16 driver >

Re: XFree86 just broke on PB3400 (Fri 5/28/99 AM (US))

On Sat, May 29, 1999 at 01:39:40PM -0500, Mr. Christopher F. Miller wrote: > On Sat, May 29, 1999 at 01:38:02PM -0500, Mike James wrote: > > Hi, everyone-- > > > > X worked great on my PB3400 until yesterday morning (5/28/99 ~9:00 AM CDT > > US). That's when I did an "apt-get upgrade" while in Win

Re: XFree86 just broke on PB3400 (Fri 5/28/99 AM (US))

On Sat, May 29, 1999 at 01:38:02PM -0500, Mike James wrote: > Hi, everyone-- > > X worked great on my PB3400 until yesterday morning (5/28/99 ~9:00 AM CDT > US). That's when I did an "apt-get upgrade" while in WindowMaker. I didn't ... > (--) FBDev: Using cfb16 driver > > Fatal server error: > co

XFree86 just broke on PB3400 (Fri 5/28/99 AM (US))

Hi, everyone-- X worked great on my PB3400 until yesterday morning (5/28/99 ~9:00 AM CDT US). That's when I did an "apt-get upgrade" while in WindowMaker. I didn't notice any X-related upgrade changes until I rebooted back into Linux later in the day. Now nothing I've tried will get X going. Did