Here is what I use on an 8500 (note the extra modeline):
### BEGIN DEBCONF SECTION
# XF86Config-4 (XFree86 server configuration file) generated by dexconf, the
# Debian X Configuration tool, using values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the XF86Config manual page.
# (Type "man XF86Config" at the shell prompt.)
#
# If you want your changes to this file preserved by dexconf, only make changes
# before the "### BEGIN DEBCONF SECTION" line above, and/or after the
# "### END DEBCONF SECTION" line below.
Section "Files"
FontPath "unix/:7100" # local font server
# if the local font server has problems, we can fall back on these
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Type1"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi"
EndSection
Section "Module"
Load "GLcore"
Load "bitmap"
Load "dbe"
Load "ddc"
Load "dri"
Load "extmod"
Load "freetype"
Load "glx"
Load "int10"
Load "record"
Load "speedo"
Load "type1"
Load "vbe"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Generic Keyboard"
Driver "keyboard"
Option "CoreKeyboard"
Option "XkbRules" "xfree86"
Option "XkbModel" "macintosh"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Configured Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "CorePointer"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Generic Video Card"
Driver "fbdev"
Option "UseFBDev" "true"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Generic Monitor"
HorizSync 30-68
VertRefresh 50-85
Option "DPMS"
Mode "1024x768"
# D: 79.554 MHz, H: 59.905 kHz, V: 74.509 Hz
DotClock 79.555
HTimings 1024 1068 1164 1328
VTimings 768 771 774 804
Flags "+HSync" "+VSync"
EndMode
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "Generic Video Card"
Monitor "Generic Monitor"
DefaultDepth 15
SubSection "Display"
Depth 1
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 4
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 15
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
Screen "Default Screen"
InputDevice "Generic Keyboard"
InputDevice "Configured Mouse"
EndSection
Section "DRI"
Mode 0666
EndSection
### END DEBCONF SECTION
On Wed, Jan 09, 2002 at 12:07:30PM -0600, Paul F. Pearson wrote:
> On Tue, 8 Jan 2002, Paul F. Pearson wrote:
>
> > On Tue, 8 Jan 2002, Paul F. Pearson wrote:
> >
> > > On Tue, 8 Jan 2002, Branden Robinson wrote:
> > >
> > > > On Tue, Jan 08, 2002 at 07:38:48PM -0600, Paul F. Pearson wrote:
> > > > > I installed Woody on my Powermac 7500 at work. In trying to configure
> > > > > XF86, I'm having trouble finding a chipset to use. I tried scouring
> > > > > the
> > > > > 'net (including the archives for this list) and can't find what
> > > > > settings
> > > > > to use. Will I have to step back to XF863? Will that be difficult?
> > > > >
> > > > Use the "fbdev" driver.
> > >
> > > When I tried that one, all I could get was 640x480. I got a message saying
> > > that 1024x768 wouldn't work (shouldn't it?), and 800x600 lookes "screwy".
> >
> > Update: When I change to a bit depth of 16, I can do 1024x768 (at 24 bits,
> > I actually had a virtual desktop of 800x600).
> >
> > Actually, the log output says "Virtual size is 1024x768". How can I get
> > that to an *actual* size? I get a true 1024x768 in the Mac OS.
>
> Update#2: Now, when I boot into Linux (the boot is now in X), I appear to
> only have perhaps 640x480 on screen. The Login window is larger than my
> screen!
>
> When I do ctrl-alt-plus, the screen is unreadable (garbled - sort of looks
> like three columns of grey garbage). When I find where the log file is,
> I'll post it.
>
> Have I mentioned that I'm using XF86 version 4?
>
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