On 28/06/07, Vincent Rubiolo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello Ludovic,
Hello, IMPORTANT: I will NOT comment on what feature is or is not supported by the driver. This is ALPHA work and many pieces are still missing. Just test it by yourself or wait. > I am running Debian on my iMac and I am interested in that driver (the > VESA one does not get the correct resolution since it is not a standard > VESA mode). > > For the moment, I boot via EFI and use the framebuffer driver but I have > to manage the kernel patches by hand. I'd like to avoid that if possible > and use the standard Debian kernels. I use a Debian kernel since a long time now. I use linux-image-2.6.18-4-686 right now but I think I will use linux-image-2.6.22-rc5-686 now I have a working video driver. Debian kernel does not support EFI. You will have to use lilo or grub. See [1] and [2]. It is easy to use a Debian kernel and then compile the Apple specific parts as modules (applesmc, appleir). Have a look at Debian bug #404324. > Could you post pointers on what to rebuild in the Xorg server? That > would help people like me to give a hand to testing. I uploaded the Debian packages I use on my web page [3]. Install libpciaccess0 and xserver-xorg-video-avivo to have the avivo driver. You will have to reconfigure the X server using: # dpkg-reconfigure xserver-org The package libpciaccess-dev is needed if you want to recompile xserver-xorg-video-avivo. The packaging is from Julien Cristau and the packages should be in Debian soon (see #428777 and #428776). You will also find some help on how to use git in those 2 bug reports. Good luck! [1] http://wiki.debian.org/MacBook [2] http://wiki.debian.org/MacBookPro [3] http://ludovic.rousseau.free.fr/softwares/avivo/ -- Dr. Ludovic Rousseau ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ Mactel-linux-users mailing list Mactel-linux-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mactel-linux-users
