PPC: configure the framebuffer device for XFree86 3.3.6

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Applies to

SuSE Linux: Version 6.4
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XFree86: Version 3.3.6

Symptom:

The SuSE config tool xsfbswitch offers you some screen resolutions but you can't activate the desired resoltion.
Or your choice is produce only garbage on the screen.

Cause:

On the PowerPC we use the generic framebuffer device. This isn't really fast, but it works ;-)
The setup of the framebuffer device can be done at boot time with a kernel parameter or with the file /etc/fb.modes

The package xsfb.rpm generates a valid X11 config /etc/XF86config file at boot time, depending on your hardware. You can find a more recent version on our FTP server. This new version has some bugfixes and has a third option "init":

ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/ppc/7.1/suse/x2/xsfb.rpm

Solution:

There are two ways to change the screen resolution and color depth permanently:
See also:
o PPC: international keymaps for 6.4-ppc

Keywords: POWERPC, PPC, APPLE, MACINTOSH, MAC, CHRP, PREP, X, FRAMEBUFFER

Categories: Power PC

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