firstevall, i have to say, i've chosen Xpmac as X server. Don't exactly
what does that means. I suppose this another layer into XFree, a layer
more or less between XFree and the video cards (reason for frame buffer).
i've choosen that because i saw mdk-cooker ppc install was using that,
and also, it is the only, for the time being, to get X running. All the
attempt i've made with XFree resulted into a black screen... (same does
apply to YDL 2.2 but not to YDL 2.1 the differences being kernel 2.4 vs
2.2 a XFree version 4.x vs 3.3 respectivelky).
because Xpmac is slower than XFree i'd like to switch to XFree without
reinstalling the whole mdk-cooker.
* in that situation, does i have to install something which has not been
installed because of the choosen Xpmac ?
* we did a strace when lauching X, the log shows 5 errors :
lseek(5, 9864, SEEK_SET) = 9864
read(5, "Couldn\'t allocate picture (%d*%d"..., 1880) = 1880
lseek(5, 20540, SEEK_SET) = 20540
read(5, "BDF Error on line %d: \0\0BDF Warn"..., 384) = 384
lseek(5, 28116, SEEK_SET) = 28116
read(5, "Error: Couldn\'t allocate ink_met"..., 48) = 48
lseek(5, 72676, SEEK_SET) = 72676
read(5, "PCF Error: \0pcfReadTOC(): Couldn"..., 852) = 852
lseek(5, 91712, SEEK_SET) = 91712
read(5, "SNF Error: \0snfReadProps(): Coul"..., 328) = 328
are they warnings only or unrecoverable errors ?
* also, something strange to me is in that, when i used XFdrake i've
choosen a "1024x768" display but the result from XFdrake shows "800x600"
or "640x480" modes :
Subsection "Display"
Depth 15
Modes "800x600" "640x480"
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubsection
Subsection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "800x600" "640x480"
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubsection
* because their is no Generic vga in XFdrake popup, i've choosen an
iBook display, that's to say one of the 1024x768 i've seen, i suppose
i'll have to re-work the video timings of the modelines. One of my
screens is a vesa compatible (nothing also for vesa in the XFdrake popup)
being a Formac ProNitron 17/300, any idea of a screen more closer to this
one and being in the XFdrake popup ? (i think this formac Pronitron is
more or les equivalent to some of those sony 17")
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Yvon Thoraval
