Subject: Re: Kernel 2.4.5, modules, etc. for a PowerBook Firewire
From: Jason McIntosh (jwm05c@mizzou.edu)
Date: Tue Aug 21 2001 - 08:54:42 MDT
edit your /etc/inittab file. Set the default runlevel to 3.
id:3:initdefault:
Then, add your second video card, try booting. If you can still use the
command prompt, then it's simply a matter of configuring X to use both
monitors. You shouldn't have to uninstall or install X - it should be
there already. Just get it configured right.
Cheers!
Jason McIntosh
On Fri, 2001-08-17 at 15:05, Brian Fidler wrote:
> I can get the command line but only after removing my second video card. Do
> I install Xfree86 4.x, replace my video card and try it again?
>
> thanks,
> brian
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>
> > From: Jason McIntosh <jwm05c@mizzou.edu>
> > Reply-To: yellowdog-devel@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
> > Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2001 16:57:03 -0500 (CDT)
> > To: Brian Fidler <interactive@brianfidler.com>
> > Cc: <yellowdog-devel@lists.yellowdoglinux.com>
> > Subject: Re: Kernel 2.4.5, modules, etc. for a PowerBook Firewire
> >
> > 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
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