Subject: Re: XF86 Configuration
From: Matthew 'Fringe' Duhan (fringe@shore.net)
Date: Fri May 11 2001 - 09:00:12 MDT
This came up about two months ago on the linuxppc-nubus list. On nubus
machines you need to use Xpmac rather than XF86_FBDev. Try following
these steps and see if it helps. Also try checking the March list at
http://lists.linuxppc.org/listarcs/linuxppc-nubus/200103/threads.html
(especially the threads "Mounting CD in YDL" and "installing Linux on
6100").
Install the Mac X server. Also make sure that 75dpi and 100dpi fonts are
installed.
rpm -i /mnt/cdrom/YellowDog/RPMS/XFree86-Xpmac-<version>.ppc.rpm
or
yup install XFree86-Xpmac
Create a symbolic link to /usr/X11R6/bin/Xpmac from
/usr/X11R6/bin/XF86_FBDev and /usr/X11R6/bin/XF68_FBDev (the XF68 is for
Xconfigurator to work) with:
ln -s /usr/X11R6/bin/Xpmac /usr/X11R6/bin/XF86_FBDev
ln -s /usr/X11R6/bin/Xpmac /usr/X11R6/bin/XF68_FBDev
Run Xconfigurator. Select your specific monitor from the list (I believe
that the Apple 13" is on the list).
Try startx.
Hope this helps!
Matt
On Fri, 11 May 2001, Irena & Richard Jenkins wrote:
>>Irena & Richard Jenkins wrote:
>>
>>> I have installed YellowDog onto this 6160 ... which has 80 Meg of memory.
>>> It starts and runs reliably ... and I am learning about PPC Linux! The
>>> general details are that there is a 1.9 Gig partition on my HDD and the
>>> screen is one of those standard 13 inch Apple displays.
>>>
>>> When I try to start X ... using the command 'startx' I keep getting an
>>> error message ... and X refuses to start. During installation I selected
>>> the Apple 1-button mouse, the Apple basic colour monitor ... and 8-bit
>>> resolution ... or 256 colours. Something is not right! I can copy off my
>>> 'XF86Config' file ... for experts to review.
>>
>>What error message do you get?
>>
>>Regards,
>>Graham
>
>++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>
>Graham
>
>Thanks for your reply. I have a little linux experience ... but it's all
>with pc rather than Mac. In reply to your question, I offer the following
>information:
>
>1. Console modes are working 100%. I have added extra programs to the HDD
>w/o difficulty and now run Midnight Commander ... which is very useful (I
>am by nature a visual person ... I guess).
>
>2. Mouse works okay on console modes too.
>
>3. When running Xconfigurator to set up X I am able to set the following...
>
>(a) detects valkyrie okay
>(b) choose Apple Basic Monitor okay
>9c) choose 8-bit video mode (256 colours) ...
>
>then I get an error message ...
>
>"segmentation fault (core dumped)"
>
>4. On running "startx" either as root or as user (richard) I get the
>following message (a screen full of data.....!
>
>
>XF86Config: /usr/X11R6/lib/XF86Config
>
>(**) XKB: keycodes: "macintosh"
>(**) XKB: types: "default"
>(**) XKB: compat: "default"
>(**) XKB: symbols: "macintosh/us"
>(**) XKB: rules: "xfree86"
>(**) XKB: model: "pc101"
>(**) XKB: Mouse type BusMouse, device: /dev/mouse, buttons=3
>(**) XKB: Mouse: 3 button emulation (timeout 50 mS)
>
>Config Error: /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/XF86Config:321
>Modeline '640x480' 49.886 640 661 725 832 480 481 484 514 +hsync +us
> ^^^
>
>Monitor Section keyword expected
>
>X connection to 0,0 broken
>
>.... end of quote
>
>
>There, I hope I got that right!
>
>The section about the mouse IS interesting because I know the mouse works
>properly under GPM (in console mode) ... and it IS a standard Apple brand
>1-button adb mouse!
>
>One extra little bit of trivia (?) is that there is NO entry /dev/mouse
>... not even a symbolic link '@mouse' ... There is an entry
>/dev/adbmouse'.
>
>
>
>
>I hope you can assist me unravelling this little mystery!
>
>
>
>
>--
>Irena & Richard Jenkins
>rjenkins@alphalink.com.au
>Canberra, Australia
>
>
>
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