On Tue, Apr 30, 2002 at 09:47:17PM -0400, Russell Hires wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Well, thanks for the technical discussion! ;-) Unfortunately this doesn't > answer the question: how do we get a 266 Mhz iMac to properly run X? > I don't know where to put the video modes that were mentioned, for one thing, > since they don't seem to be in the XF86Config-4 file any more.
The X server has a set of industry-standard modelines compiled into it.
You can read a copy of them at:
/usr/share/doc/xserver-xfree86/examples/vesamodes.gz
> Is there a valid config file that any has that works? I've looked
> through the archive for the two years or so and I haven't found
> anything that works...
All someone needs to do is post a "Modes" section for the iMac's weird
modes. You then add a reference to this Modes section in your Monitor
section. The XF86Config-4(5) manpage explains this. Here's an example.
Section "Modes"
Identifier "Weird-ass iMac Modes"
# "Mode"s or "Modeline"s go here
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Primary Monitor"
HorizSync # 58-62 or whatever the iMac's tolerance is
VertRefresh # whatever's good for an iMac's CRT
UseModes "Weird-ass iMac Modes"
EndSection
There is no reason an iMac's XF86Config-4 file needs to differ in any
other respect from that for any other Macintosh.
In fact, note that the above is also a good solution for:
* TiBooks, with their unusual 1152x768 resolution
* the new TiBook, with its unusual 1280x864(?) resolution
* people who use a monitor that requires nonstandard modelines
* people who enjoy writing/tweaking their own modelines
If you do the above, please remember to configure debconf to not manage
your XFree86 configuration file. dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86.
Alternatively, place the Modes section, and the dependent chain of
Monitor, Screen, and Layout sections, outside the "debconf area" of your
XF86Config-4 file. This is explained in the comments in that file.
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