Hi Vladimir, Yeah neat he, Xorg and a 2.4... try loggin in :) Guess I had exactly the same problem. A totally wrong layout. I found a modified keymap somewhere on the internet, can't remember where. But i'll link my copy here:
http://osiris.dyndns.info/stuff/sun backup your original /etc/X11/xkb/keycodes/sun and replace... Worked for me, allthough not all the keys worked, if I remember correctly. Btw. I am using a type6 keyboard (non usb) but i read somewhere they are type5 compatible. I'll also link my xorg.confs here: http://osiris.dyndns.info/stuff/xorg.conf - for my 2.6.12 kernel http://osiris.dyndns.info/stuff/xorg.conf.2.4.kernel - yeah, right. This one is the old conf for my 2.4.27 kernel. Note that i'm using an Elite 3D. Not the onboard ati card. I heard somewhere that the ati framebuffer in some 2.6 kernels was at least to say buggy :( You'll need to change some parameters to match my xorg.confs with your Creator 3D. Oh and that "0000:01:02.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc 3D Rage I/II" is not your Creator 3D card, at least i think so. A Creator 3Dcard is not a pci card but an UPA card (again, if i remember correct). It will not show up on lspci. I guess it'll have an 13w3 connector and not a D-Sub like most PC-type cards. Anyway... Hope it's of any help. Vincent On Friday 16 December 2005 10:23 pm, Vladimir Volovich wrote: > Hi Vincent, > > "VV" == Vincent Vandeweijer writes: > > VV> I don't know if it's of any help. A while ago I emailed this to > VV> somebody who posted it on the list. May sound silly but I just > VV> don't know how to post... if I send a mail to > VV> debian-sparc@lists.debian.org it never shows up in the > VV> list... must be some silly thing I don't know about :( > > your posts are perfectly visible in the newsgroup... > > thanks for your suggestions, they are very helpful. > > i didn't finish with switching to 2.6 kernel yet. i first upgraded to > sid (was running sarge); then i faced with a nasty problem with > "Xorg + sparc + type5 keyboard + kernel 2.4" > (you may have faced it too - it is discussed in e.g. > http://blog.drinky.org.uk/?p=43) > > i left from the office today with this unsolved yet - but hope to > solve it tomorrow based on suggestions there. > > one of solutions is to use 2.6 kernel, but i've got a problem > installing the kernel package: > > # apt-get install linux-image-2.6-sparc64 > Reading package lists... Done > Building dependency tree... Done > The following extra packages will be installed: > linux-image-2.6.14-2-sparc64 > Suggested packages: > linux-doc-2.6.14 linux-source-2.6.14 > The following NEW packages will be installed: > linux-image-2.6-sparc64 linux-image-2.6.14-2-sparc64 > 0 upgraded, 2 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded. > Need to get 0B/9218kB of archives. > After unpacking 29.5MB of additional disk space will be used. > Do you want to continue [Y/n]? > Preconfiguring packages ... > (Reading database ... 103486 files and directories currently installed.) > Unpacking linux-image-2.6.14-2-sparc64 (from > .../linux-image-2.6.14-2-sparc64_2.6.14-5_sparc.deb) ... Could not find > mkinitrd.yaird mkinitramfs. at /var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/preinst line 236, > <STDIN> line 9. Selecting previously deselected package > linux-image-2.6-sparc64. > Unpacking linux-image-2.6-sparc64 (from > .../linux-image-2.6-sparc64_2.6.14-5_sparc.deb) ... Setting up > linux-image-2.6.14-2-sparc64 (2.6.14-5) ... > Running depmod. > Finding valid ramdisk creators. > Failed to find suitable ramdisk generation tool for kernel version > 2.6.14-2-sparc64 on running kernel 2.4.27-2-sparc64 in mkinitrd.yaird > mkinitramfs dpkg: error processing linux-image-2.6.14-2-sparc64 > (--configure): subprocess post-installation script returned error exit > status 9 > dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-image-2.6-sparc64: > linux-image-2.6-sparc64 depends on linux-image-2.6.14-2-sparc64; however: > Package linux-image-2.6.14-2-sparc64 is not configured yet. > dpkg: error processing linux-image-2.6-sparc64 (--configure): > dependency problems - leaving unconfigured > Errors were encountered while processing: > linux-image-2.6.14-2-sparc64 > linux-image-2.6-sparc64 > E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) > > (and i do have yaird installed...) > > VV> btw. getting an accellerated Elite3d config running isn't what it > VV> used to be either... :( I had to modify /etc/init.d/afbinit to > VV> get /usr/sbin/afbinit executed since dmesg doen't mention the > VV> string "Elite 3D" anymore... this type of detection is used by > VV> the /etc/init.d/afbinit script. But I guess that's not an issue > VV> for you. > > uh, to start with i had no idea that afbinit even existed... ok, i > installed the package, and downloaded afb.ucode from SUN. i found > several different versions of this file - what is the md5sum of your > afb.ucode file? > > then i changed "Elite" to "Creator" in /etc/init.d/afbinit to make it > run, but when i run "/etc/init.d/afbinit start" (in text console, > running linux 2.4), the screen blanks and nothing shows up - is it > normal? (i didn't try yet with linux 2.6). > > are you saying that with afbinit it is possible to get accelerated X? > BTW, i have Creator 3D card: > > 0000:01:02.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc 3D Rage I/II > 215GT [Mach64 GT] (rev 9a) > > shall i still use afbinit with it? > > could you please send me your /etc/X11/xorg.conf? > > Best, > v. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]