Michel D�nzer wrote: Kin Chung wrote: > XF86Config: > It turns out that the modelines are the only important detail.
If it really doesn't work without a custom modeline (the server has 800x600 modes for 56, 60, 72, 75 and 85 Hz built in), I suspect this is a subtle driver bug wrt pitch discussed here some time ago.
Hmm. I must have missed that one. Would not be surprised though, the ATI Rage Mobility 3 is a pretty new chip.
> It also turns out that the current XFree86 4.0.2 available at > http://www.XFree86.org/ works well enough with the ATI Rage > Mobility 3 that you don't need to resort to `Option "UseFBDev"' > or `Option "ProgramFPRegs" "No"'. I can't believe that. The Debian 4.0.2 packages are basically stock XFree86 4.0.2 . If there are differences they should be caused by configuration.
They are most likely caused by the fact that I could not find the stock XFree86 4.0.2 at the debian site and downloaded the thing from the XFree86.org site (it is 40 MB so I did not feel like downloading the thing twice).
> In fact, one of the problems with using the > `"Program FPRegs" "No"' option is that when X dies or is killed, > you don't get your console display > back---the screen fades to white. Right, that's why "UseFBDev" is the recommended option.
Except that you _don't_ need either option. It even runs with acceleration on and hw cursor, in 24-bit mode (don't try the 32-bit though, not on the iBook anyway).
> The second biggest problem is that xfs no longer compiles as a > daemon by default---the start-stop-daemon trys to start it and > it takes over the machine at boot-time, so you don't ever get > to log in! Temporary fix is not to start up xfs. Permanent > fix (when I get around to it) is to recompile it to work as a > daemon. Why reinvent the wheel? apt-get install xfs (from testing or unstable)
After my experience with the binary XFree86 3.3.6 package (very strange how it did not work properly without a recompile---and even then, it messed up the colour table), I now prefer to recompile _everything_ I want to take seriously... at least until this iBook gets old enough to be well-understood. Hmm, this will really please Apple if I tell them that should I ever get OS X! Cheers, Kin Hoong _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com.
