Subject: Re: X on a G3 All-In-One
From: Vanja Bucic (vanjab@UDel.Edu)
Date: Sun Feb 06 2000 - 17:28:45 MST
Jake Stenger wrote:
>
> hey all,
> sorry if this has been covered before, but of course, I happen
> to be a
> newbie at this. I have looked and looked all over the net for any
> information that could help me, but i found nothing.
>
> I have:
> Power Macintosh G3 All-In-One (Beige)
> 128 Megs
> 2 Separate Hard disks both ATA
> running Yellow Dog Linux Champion Server 1.1
>
> Nothing else out of the ordinary for this machine
>
> My problem is:
>
> Xconfigurator only allows me to select 8-bit, 800x600 video mode no
> matter what kernel arguments i use or what i try to do. Not only that,
> but the monitor doesn't show anything in a one inch border on the left
> and bottom side of the screen, making it necessary to scroll around the
> screen just to see the full desktop.
>
> What i think is that i'm selecting the wrong monitor in Xconfigurator
> (although i've tried all the Apple monitors, and most of the Custom
> settings i could think of). I don't know!
>
> if anyone has the same computer and has successfully configured X, i
> would GREATLY appreciate hearing about your configuration experience,
> and how exactly you got this computer to work.
>
> Thanks!
> Jake
Well, here is the way I got mine running.
In MacOS I set up all the parameters that I wanted (depth(16), geometry,
gamma). Then I installed Xpmac3.3.6-8a driver, along with XFree86
3.3.6-8a (which is not important in this case, I think). Then I used
Xconfigurator to make the config file with Apple 15" Multisync Monitor.
The default link X points to the fbdev driver -> change that to the
Xpmac driver. Maybe reboot, I can't remember. It worked for me; I have
1024x768 16bit XWin running.
Sorry if it is unclear. I can do it in greater detail if needed.
Vanja
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