MBP owners with ATI graphics cards might be interested in the following posts:
http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg/2007-June/025606.html http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg/2007-June/025614.html cheers, Sheer On 6/28/07, Ludovic Rousseau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
