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 file > /usr/X11R6/bin/Xvfb for XF4)
Do you need Xvfb? What for? > WRT yesterday's reported bug, the resulting > system does not crash anymore. I also noted > that the setting for the PCI pus may be > commented out, as startx will auto-probe its > value (single video system). That's certainly not true for the stock XFree86 fbdev driver. The server will deactivate the graphics chip if the BusID is missing. > What remains to do is to actually see the picture. > I have been kindly advised by Michel D�nzer > on the existence of a kernel patch from > Michael Schmitz. Dear Michael, as I am now > using a different machine with a proper mail > client, and I do not have your address here, > could you please tell me where I can find your > patch and, in the first place, if you think it may > be of help in the present situation? Thank you > in advance. If there is just no display, but the machine still runs, Michael's patch probably won't help. I'm a little confused now. Michel -- Earthling Michel D�nzer (MrCooper) \ CS student and free software enthusiast Debian GNU/Linux (powerpc,i386) user \ member of XFree86 and The DRI Project
