From owner-freebsd-ppc@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Nov 3 23:06:26 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B9700DA for ; Sun, 3 Nov 2013 23:06:26 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nwhitehorn@freebsd.org) Received: from smtpauth3.wiscmail.wisc.edu (wmauth3.doit.wisc.edu [144.92.197.226]) (using TLSv1 with cipher RC4-MD5 (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 8B6B428CB for ; Sun, 3 Nov 2013 23:06:26 +0000 (UTC) MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed; delsp=yes Received: from avs-daemon.smtpauth3.wiscmail.wisc.edu by smtpauth3.wiscmail.wisc.edu (Oracle Communications Messaging Server 7u4-27.01(7.0.4.27.0) 64bit (built Aug 30 2012)) id <0MVP00H00M5UYF00@smtpauth3.wiscmail.wisc.edu> for freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org; Sun, 03 Nov 2013 17:06:18 -0600 (CST) X-Spam-PmxInfo: Server=avs-3, Version=6.0.3.2322014, Antispam-Engine: 2.7.2.2107409, Antispam-Data: 2013.11.3.225415, SenderIP=0.0.0.0 X-Spam-Report: AuthenticatedSender=yes, SenderIP=0.0.0.0 Received: from [10.0.2.100] (adsl-76-208-69-44.dsl.mdsnwi.sbcglobal.net [76.208.69.44]) by smtpauth3.wiscmail.wisc.edu (Oracle Communications Messaging Server 7u4-27.01(7.0.4.27.0) 64bit (built Aug 30 2012)) with ESMTPSA id <0MVP00CMOMUGA700@smtpauth3.wiscmail.wisc.edu> for freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org; Sun, 03 Nov 2013 17:06:18 -0600 (CST) Message-id: <3A34BE70-0C15-4199-B422-2C39279B47FA@freebsd.org> From: Nathan Whitehorn To: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Christoph_Gr=FCll?= In-reply-to: Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable Subject: Re: No X on PowerMac G5 Date: Sun, 03 Nov 2013 17:06:16 -0600 References: X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.936) Cc: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org X-BeenThere: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the PowerPC List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 03 Nov 2013 23:06:26 -0000 On Nov 3, 2013, at 4:30 PM, Christoph Gr=FCll wrote: > Hello there :) > > Recently installed FreeBSD on my PowerMac G5 7,3 2.0DP and just wow, > it works great! > But not X ... > > I read several guides, tried to use vesa instead of ati (ATI 9600), > tried to turn off AllowEmptyInput and UseFBDev, etc, nothing really > work. Build and rebuild X with and without HAL support. I always get > the same error. Here's the thread showing my work: > http://forums.freebsd.org/showthread.php?p=3D238735 VESA won't work on PPC since you (presumably) don't have a PC BIOS on =20= the card. ATI should work just fine, though, so long as you set =20 "UseFBDev" to "Off" in your xorg.conf file. Could you try with X -=20 verbose 9 -logverbose 9 and send the result if it still doesn't work? -Nathan=