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