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Hi all! |
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I finnally made xfree work on my 17" iMac flatpanel, with |
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GeForce4, using 24 bpp colors, with xv aceleration. |
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This is a step by step guide: |
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1. Go to /usr/portage/x11-base/xfree/, and install the latest |
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development xfree (using xfree-4.2.99.3-r1.ebuild): |
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a. cd /usr/portage/x11-base/xfree/ |
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b. ebuild xfree-4.2.99.3-r1.ebuild fetch |
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c. ebuild xfree-4.2.99.3-r1.ebuild compile |
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d. ebuild xfree-4.2.99.3-r1.ebuild install |
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e. ebuild xfree-4.2.99.3-r1.ebuild merge |
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2. For some reason, the nv driver is not compiled by default, so we need |
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to edit some files manually and build it in the old way. (I hope some day |
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it will be included in gentoo by default). |
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a. cd \ |
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/var/tmp/portage/xfree-4.2.99.3-r1/work/xc/programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/drivers/ |
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b. Edit the Makefile and add the nv driver to build list. |
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This can be done adding nv to the next 2 lines: |
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SUBDIRS = ati mga glint s3 s3virge sis savage trident \ |
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chips tdfx fbdev imstt vga v4l |
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DRIVERS = ati mga glint s3 s3virge sis savage trident \ |
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chips tdfx fbdev imstt vga v4l |
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For instance: add nv after v4l: |
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SUBDIRS = ati mga glint s3 s3virge sis savage trident \ |
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chips tdfx fbdev imstt vga v4l nv |
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DRIVERS = ati mga glint s3 s3virge sis savage trident \ |
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chips tdfx fbdev imstt vga v4l nv |
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c. Create a makefile for this drivers: |
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# make Makefiles |
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d. Build nv driver: |
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# cd nv |
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# make |
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e. Copy the driver to default location: |
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# cp nv_drv.o /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/ |
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3. Create a valid XF86Config file. (This step is specific for 17" iMac, |
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but with few modifications can work for any other display). I attach my |
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XF86Config-4 file, so you can simply copy it. |
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a. Take in account that Geforce4 has 2 display outputs, so you |
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need to define a corect one. This is CrtcNumber option. In my |
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case it has to be set to 0 (autodetection fails). (Device |
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section) |
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Option "CrtcNumber" "0" |
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b. Also for TFT display a FlatPanel option should be set to |
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true. (Device section) |
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Option "FlatPanel" "True" |
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c. Also, the 1440x900 mode is not detected well by default, |
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neither the refresh rate. Be carreful, cause this is 16:9 screen |
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and you need a different modeline (Monitor section): |
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HorizSync 30-96 |
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VertRefresh 40-151 |
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Mode "1440x900" |
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DotClock 187.15 |
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HTimings 1440 1504 1824 1952 |
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VTimings 900 902 914 940 |
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EndMode |
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This is all! |
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Enjoy you Linux :-) |
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Regards, |
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Andrés |
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José Andrés Arias Velichko Grupo de Usuarios de Linux |
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locke@××××××××.es Universidad Carlos III de Madrid |
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http://gul.uc3m.es/~locke http://gul.uc3m.es |
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