Subject: Re: FW: YDL 1.2 on new G4
From: Joe Iovinelli (Joe.Iovinelli@quebecorworld.com)
Date: Fri Apr 21 2000 - 09:46:39 MDT
> From: Jim Cole <greyleaf@yggdrasill.net>
> Reply-To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
> Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2000 15:49:10 -0600 (MDT)
> To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
> Subject: Re: YDL 1.2 on new G4
>
> Fixes have been available almost as long as the problem has been known ;)
> But at this point it does require a bit more effort than just rpm'ing a
> few packages. Check http://khendricks.ivey.uwo.ca/rage128pro/ There is
> also a lot of info in the list archives.
>
> Jim
OK, I downloaded the fix Jim has mentioned. Due to the fact, I have no
idea what to do with it, could someone point out somewhere I can get
information on installing? Thanks for the help!
The files in there are:
rage128pro.patch.gz...................kernel patch to change xclk in
drivers/video/aty128fb.c
vmlinux.gz...........................2.2.15pre14 kernel with patch
applied (gzipped)
System.map.gz.......................System Map for this kernel
(gzipped)
modules.tar.gz......................modules for this kernel (gzipped)
xf400_r128.tar.gz...................XFree 4.0 binary that can be
installed over XF 3.3.X
r128_drv.o.gz......................Fixed driver for above binary
(gzipped) to work with Rage128Pro
(gunzip and place in
/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/
Xpmac.special.gz...................a version of Xpmac patched to work
with Rage128Pro card (gzipped)
/jai
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