On Sun, 2002-06-09 at 15:58, H�vard Skinnemoen wrote: > > I recently installed Debian on a PowerBook G4 667 (3. generation, with > DVI and Radeon M7), and I ran into some similar problems. After a week > or so searching for information and trying various things, I got X > working. Basically, this was what I had to do: > > 1. Install Ben's latest kernel (at the moment, I'm running > 2.4.19-pre10-ben0) > 2. Find a working modeline for my LCD screen. This thread contains much > helpful information: > > http://lists.debian.org/debian-powerpc/2002/debian-powerpc-200205/msg00399.html
The easiest way to get a mode definition is fbset -x (if you're running radeonfb). > It's working almost perfectly now. The only problem I've noticed is that > the screen becomes garbled some times when switching consoles. It goes > away when switching consoles again. Same here, seems to be a radeonfb glitch. -- Earthling Michel D�nzer (MrCooper)/ Debian GNU/Linux (powerpc) developer XFree86 and DRI project member / CS student, Free Software enthusiast -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
