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: <snip> > > > > > > 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 > > > <http://powerpc.debian.org/~koptein/xfree/> > > > > That are the old X servers i made in January. They also contain Geert's > > fbdev patch. (X --probeonly should give you the same output as above). > > Please try the following server : > > > > http://dpt-info.u-strasbg.fr/~luther/xfree/XF68_FBDev_pm2_4.gz > > > > its just the the XF68_FBDev, that you must copy in place of the old one. > > Best would be to change the name of the server to point to it in > > /etc/X11/Xserver. > > 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 are not working on a PB3400 , > I think my present functionality implies something is wrong with the > current x* pkgs, not in the xserver pkg(s), but in the xfont* pkgs.
Did you upgrade properly ? the font and othe X packages ? Could you please try the XF68_FBDev_pm2_4 server in conjunction with the new X packages ? > > > MacOS display is /bandit/chips65550 > > > Using unsupported 800x600 chips65550 at 81800200, depth=16, pitch=1664 > > > Console: switching to colour frame buffer device 100x37 > > > > 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. > > Yes. I think you're right. > > > What does fbset -i say about your framebuffer device > > Hmm, I can't find a binary called fbset. ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/potato/main/binary-powerpc/admin/fbset_2.0.1-1.deb very nice package, will let you change the resolution and depth of the framebuffer device, and provide you info on said framebuffer device. Friendly, Sven LUTHER
