Re: xfree

[Sven LUTHER <luther@debian.org>]

On Sat, Jan 08, 2000 at 09:55:57PM -0800, C.M. Connelly wrote:
>     hans> I forget what the xserver for macs is, but you should be
>     hans> able to find some info in the xserver-common package.
> 
> Even better for you, you can look on the Web and find some
> ready-made XF86Config files that should do the trick.
> Unfortunately, it seems like all such files are for G3 desktop or
> PowerBook Macs -- you could be forgiven for thinking that everyone
> running Linux on a Mac bought a brand-new machine for the job.
> 

What about providing a full set of macintosh XF86Config in the ppc xfree
packages ?

I guess there is only a limited set of macintosh video boards around, isn't it
? mostly ATI boards. and for laptops, we can get the config file directly from
the laptop model, since i doubt anyone changed graphic board on a laptop.

So for configuring X we could add a postinst, that will ask about the computer
model you have, and use a symlink to provide the X server with the proper
XF86Config File.

3.3.6 is out, as soon as branden makes the source package, i will build it for
ppc. I will try to add the above mentionned script and files, but i am no mac
user, so please someone with a (or better yet a lot of) mac(s), please send me
the necessary XF86Config files. I will provide the ones for apus. Fon't know
what the situation is for prep and chrp and others, but i guess there is no
such easy solution for them ?

Friendly,

Sven LUTHER