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From: Joseph Jezak <josejx@g.o>
To: gentoo-ppc-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-ppc-user] xorg.conf for Mac G4 mini
Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2009 13:15:16
Message-Id: 4A646CFE.4060109@gentoo.org
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-ppc-user] xorg.conf for Mac G4 mini by David Friedlander
1 >
2 > SubSection "Display"
3 > Depth 8
4 > Virtual 640 400
5 > Modes "640x400" "720x400" "640x480" "640x480"
6 > EndSubSection
7 These modes are picked by xac (and probably the X server as well)
8 because if you look at the EDID reported by your monitor, these are the
9 modes it supports:
10 ET: [[720, 400, 70], [640, 480, 75], [640, 480, 67]] (the last
11 640x480 comes from the "DT" section which is the detailed timing)
12
13 How is your monitor attached? Does it produce a correct EDID elsewhere?
14
15 I looked up the model # (from the EDID) and it appears that you are
16 correct in using a 1024x768 default (although the manual suggests a 75Hz
17 refresh). In light of this, I would completely remove the "Modes"
18 section and "UseModes", "HorizSync" and "VertRefresh" lines from your
19 xorg.conf and keep the screen size at 1024x768. I would also add the the
20 line:
21 Option "IgnoreEDID" "True"
22 to the "Device" section to force the driver to ignore this incorrect
23 edid information.
24
25 Now, in the second email, it appears that X is starting properly,
26 perhaps there is an issue with your wm/desktop. Can you install a
27 minimal wm (like fluxbox or twm) and put that in your .xinitrc, then run
28 startx again? Does this bring you to a working desktop?
29
30 -Joe