On Thu, Jul 01, 2004 at 06:25:15PM -0700, David Ramsey wrote: > Hey guys, I wrote earlier about an X Window > Installation. I followed your advice and 'startx' > works without issue now. Thanks to everyone for their > help. > > Anyways, I wonder if you guys might could do me one > more favor. When I do start X, the screen is > flickering and is displayed in very strange colors. > The mouse cursor is wavy as if it were underwater. > Trippy, but useless. :-) > > I have tried 3 or 4 different XF86Config-4 files I've > found online, but all of them have the same result. I > was wondering if anyone with similar hardware could > give me their XF86Config-4? > > I have a 15" Powerbook 867 Mhz-the kind that came with > the combo drive, not the superdrive. I'll keep > fiddling with my config, but I'd really appreciate it > if someone could share their configuration with me. > Thanks again for all the help so far. > I recently installed Debian on my titanium powerbook and had the same problem; nothing I would modify in XF86Config-4 would fix it. It fixed itself when I recompiled a custom kernel, paying close attention to the various options. Ever since then the display hasn't had any problems.
If you'd like a copy of my .config file, email me. Ric