From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <199903080559.XAA25812@lists.linuxppc.org> Date: Mon, 08 Mar 1999 07:58:36 -0500 (EST) From: Batmensch To: linuxppc-dev@lists.linuxppc.org Subject: RE: PBG3Series and pre-R5:a lot further Sender: owner-linuxppc-dev@lists.linuxppc.org List-Id: I tried this XF86Config on my PB G3 Series, and although it starts up, it is still running in Open Firmware (non-accelerated mode). Did you try running fbset -i while the Xserver is up? I could be wrong, but it seems to me I remember reading somewhere that you can't run XF68_FBDev in accelerated mode when the console is running Ofb. Xpmac is much faster than Ofb; try moving an open window around. Hugh On 08-Mar-99 Linux PPC Developer Digest wrote: > Date: Sun, 07 Mar 1999 23:17:48 +0100 > From: "G. =?iso-8859-1?Q?Laur=E8s?=" > Subject: Re: PBG3Series and pre-R5: a lot further > > Finally, I got it ! > XFBDev on PBG3 series, now the TFT screams ! I never though it would be > that good. > > So it turns out that it was the lack of valid video mode that prevented > XFBDev to work properly (actually, to display properly). Now I have the > following /etc/XF86Config : > ># /etc/XF86Config ># makes XF68_FBDev emulate Xpmac by using the current video mode ># and the mac mouse. be sure to compile macintosh mouse ># support into your kernel and to create /dev/adbmouse. ># major=10 minor=10 ># (Courtesy Brad Midgley ) > > Section "Files" ---------------------------------- E-Mail: Batmensch Date: 08-Mar-99 Time: 07:51:55 This message was sent by XFMail ---------------------------------- [[ This message was sent via the linuxppc-dev mailing list. Replies are ]] [[ not forced back to the list, so be sure to Cc linuxppc-dev if your ]] [[ reply is of general interest. Please check http://lists.linuxppc.org/ ]] [[ and http://www.linuxppc.org/ for useful information before posting. ]]