On Thu, 2004-02-26 at 17:05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > OK, once again I begin at the beginning. I have tried to successfully install > Debian a good 20 times by now, but still haven't gotten things ironed out.
Heh, this is the machine I'm working on, so I bet it works :) > > 1. I have found a kernel on ppckernel.org that is supposed to be specifically > for the Powerbook G4 (benh-2.4.24, I think?). Only the source appears to be > avaiable. There's even a config file provided. Couldn't be simpler, could it? > > Well.. the config file appears to be for an earlier version of the kernel, > because there are marked differences between it and the current options. Does > anyone have a working config file for a Tibook IV? Failing that, what are the > options I need to select to allow the possibility of everything working? kernel.org 2.6.3 should work out of the box. > 2. After getting this put together, I know I will have to find a way to get X > running on this machine. Is the drm-trunk module from Daenzer still the best > way to get this going? I tried doing this and ended up with a blank screen or > a crazy psychedelic blur after my configuration attempts. Again help with > configuration or a newfound better way would be greatly appreciated. I read > somewhere that someone compiled the entire XFree86 4.3 source for his install > (something like a five hour build?). Is this a better option, and if so, how > possible is it for someone with limited compiling experience? Use Michel Daenzer DRI packages with 2.6 kernel kernel DRM drivers and it will fly > I have studied up on these issues, and they seem to be commonly tread paths. > I > would greatly appreciate the benefit of experienced advice on this. > > Thanks > Derek -- Benjamin Herrenschmidt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
