Subject: Re: Kernel 2.4.5, modules, etc. for a PowerBook Firewire
From: Jason McIntosh (jwm05c@mizzou.edu)
Date: Fri Aug 17 2001 - 15:57:03 MDT
Dual-monitor support is part of Xfree86 4.0.1 or higher, and is
independent of the kernel. I'd already posted a sample XF86Config-4 file
earlier,
http://www.missouri.edu/~jwm05c/computers/linux/
I'm still working on a set of docs for how to set it up, but I don't use
dual monitor support much, except on i386 systems, and then I just use em.
Anyway, no, this kernel has support for external port on the ATI Rage
Mobility chipset found in the PowerBook series laptops. (Not sure about
iBook, or others). There's a lot of howto's on the net for getting Dual
Monitors to work (even though I'm still going to write my own) - so search
for a while and you should be able to find something. Last note - if you
can't even get command line access for some reason, the dual-monitor stuff
isn't going to do a thing for you.
Regards,
Jason McIntosh
On Fri, 17 Aug 2001, Brian Fidler wrote:
> So does it support dual monitors?
>
> thanks,
> brian fidler
>
> > From: Jason McIntosh <jwm05c@mizzou.edu>
> > Reply-To: yellowdog-devel@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
> > Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2001 16:26:48 -0500 (CDT)
> > To: <yellowdog-devel@lists.yellowdoglinux.com>
> > Subject: Kernel 2.4.5, modules, etc. for a PowerBook Firewire
> >
> > For anyone interested, I have posted a kernel, config file, etc. for my
> > PowerBook G3 Firewire. Just a note - it doesn't have actual firewire
> > support built in, but it does have the externel display stuff built in.
> > m3mirror (complements of Ben's page http://penguinppc.org/~benh/) is also
> > on my site. (well, it's m3mirror, and a small setting to just enable the
> > external display real quick :) )
> > http://www.missouri.edu?~jwm05c/computers/ppclinux/
> > Right now, it's all scattered in that directory - along with other notes &
> > stuff I've found on ppc systems. Such as yaboot, config parameters for
> > open firmware to get it to work, and the bootscript file that I used at
> > one point in time. If there are any questions, look me up....I'll be
> > working on this site more as I have time.
> > Cheers!
> > Jason McIntosh
>
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