ibook G4 Status Report

[Michel Dänzer]

On Sun, 2004-02-22 at 12:18, Costantino Pistagna wrote:
>
> Now the second screen switch in clone-mode without any problem. The only
> trouble is that the output resolution is the same of the embedded lcd,
> so the max res that i can use is 1024x768; no matter about the paramters
> specified in XF86Config.

You need to set up either multiple screens or clone modes to go beyond
that.

> If it's usefull, i've patched my OF to unlock the video resolutions as
> described in some howtos on the net.

Only Mac OS cares about that, in order to artificially cripple iBooks.


> if you've readed carefully above, i've to disable the second screen in
> ServerLayout; if i turn it on the system start with an 8bits ColorDepth.
> I've no idea about this...maybe i've done some mistake.

Impossible to tell without seeing the server log.


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Earthling Michel Dänzer      |     Debian (powerpc), X and DRI developer
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