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On Thursday 16 July 2009 6:27:23 am David Friedlander wrote: |
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> This is too bad. Gentoo is the logical choice for old hardware, since |
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> the source |
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> code compilation allows the users to keep up with the latest releases |
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> and bug |
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> fixes, even though the distribution may not be under active development. |
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Your xorg conf problem has little to do with Gentoo. It is an xorg conf issue. |
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*Manual xorg configuration is not necessarily easy* on any distro, unless it "just works". |
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I would not use the kernel boot options initially (although that may be required, it |
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usually isn't). |
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Choosing Gentoo means you feel confident with manual configuration, or that you |
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are incredibly persistent and resourceful. The odds of google having your answer are extremely high. |
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Ubuntu forums are an excellent place to look. The odds of mini not working are close to 0. |
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This is actually not a very good place to ask, the traffic is extremely low - fortunately xorg conf |
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is not arch or distro specific so that should broaden your search horizon. |
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You will need the correct driver for your card 1st. Likely it will not be something |
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you compile into the kernel, but added with emerge. Nvidia drivers for instance, should not |
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be compiled into kernel on many cards. |
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You will also need to be able to look at and report the contents of your xorg error log. |
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That is your guide. (look in /var/log ) |
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Also check on the xorg site for information, since it's really an "xorg" thing, more than a "Gentoo" thing. |
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Patience is your friend. First time around the block w manual xorg.conf can be difficult and frustrating. 2nd time too. |
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Perhaps this helps |
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http://www.freelists.org/post/slackintosh-users/Xorg-Mac-Mini-512-Radeon-9200,1 |
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