From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Message-ID: <3A5E1B8C.5CC5A7DC@relog.ch> Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 21:46:04 +0100 From: Michel Dänzer Reply-To: michdaen@iiic.ethz.ch MIME-Version: 1.0 To: erik cameron CC: linuxppc-dev@lists.linuxppc.org Subject: Re: '99 powerbook (lombard)/xfree 4.0.x References: <20010111154325.D2651@ccp.uchicago.edu> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Sender: owner-linuxppc-dev@lists.linuxppc.org List-Id: erik cameron wrote: > > has anyone tested (successfully) xfree86 4 with a '99 powerbook g3, > specifically using the r128 driver? i've been having all sorts of > problems with it, and there seems to be a dearth of information on this > hardware/software combination. i've tried 4.0.1 and 4.0.2, both from > packages and from source, and i've tried several of the r128_drv.o files. > this, from /var/log/XFree86.0.log, seems important: > > (--) PCI: (0:17:0) ATI Mach64 LI rev 220, Mem @ 0x81000000/24, > 0x80881000/12, I/O @ 0x0c00/8 As you can see, you have a Mach64 chip, not a Rage128. > this shows up during the pci scan. i'm assuming that the only problem > is getting the x server to recognize the card as a rage 128... have any > of you seen this? > > this is the final result: > > (II) ATI: ATI driver (version 6.2.3) for chipsets: ati > (II) R128: Driver for ATI Rage 128 chipsets: ATI Rage 128 RE (PCI), > ATI Rage 128 RF (AGP), ATI Rage 128 RG (AGP), ATI Rage 128 RK (PCI), > ATI Rage 128 RL (AGP), ATI Rage 128 Pro PF (AGP), ATI Rage 128 PR, > ATI Rage 128 Mobility LE (PCI), ATI Rage 128 Mobility LF (AGP), > ATI Rage 128 Mobility MF (AGP), ATI Rage 128 Mobility ML (AGP) > (II) RADEON: Driver for ATI Radeon chipsets: ATI Radeon QD (AGP), > ATI Radeon QE (AGP), ATI Radeon QF (AGP), ATI Radeon QG (AGP) > (EE) No devices detected. Try the ati driver (which has been merged to support all ATI hardware in 4.0.2 BTW), but beware that you may experience trouble if you're booting with BootX. > '99 (lombard) powerbook g3 > ati rage 128 3d lt pro There's no such thing. Erase the '128'. > kernel version 2.2.18pre21 > debian 2.2 There has been much discussion about X on the Lombard on the debian-powerpc list in the past months. Michel -- Earthling Michel Dänzer (MrCooper) \ CS student and free software enthusiast Debian GNU/Linux (powerpc,i386) user \ member of XFree86 and the DRI project ** Sent via the linuxppc-dev mail list. See http://lists.linuxppc.org/