On Sun, Jul 14, 2002 at 05:08:17PM +0200, Yvon Thoraval wrote: > 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).
Xpmac is a different implementation of the X Server than XFree so it's not really a layer. I belive Xpmac uses the video interface that all Macs have that is a higher level interface rather than directly writting to the card, thus the reason it's slower. > 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 ? Yeah the XFree86 libraries. But if you run XFdrake it should ask you which one you want to use and use urpmi to add anything you don't already have. > * 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 ? No idea but it's probably reltated to what you've done below... > * 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") Don't use the ibook display option. It's an LCD and even if the timings do work with your monitor they probably are way slower than what your monitor does support. Why don't you try some of the Sony displays? Then if that doesn't work you could just looking up the exact information for your monitor and edit the XF86Config-4 file. -- Ben Reser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://ben.reser.org We tend to see all wars through the lens of the current conflict, and we mine history for lessons convenient to the present purpose. - Brian Hayes
