Mac mini PPC X.org 1.3.0 (Ubuntu gutsy) and Evesham Alqemi S LCD TV

[Alex Deucher]

On Jan 24, 2008 6:33 PM, Stuart Langridge <sil at kryogenix.org> wrote:
> > > OK, trying 6.7.197 from git makes the problem worse :) The screen is
> > > black, as before, but after a VT switch the screen flickers (and you
> > > can see the desktop background) for a second or so, and then goes back
> > > to black. X log and registers at
> > > http://kryogenix.org/random/alqemi-s/#v67197 to take a look at :)
> >
> > It's still set up as mini-external.  Please try Option "MacModel"
> > "mini-internal"
> >
> > Also can you add the contents of /proc/cpuinfo?
>
> Confused now.
>
> $ grep -B 4 -A 1 MacModel /etc/X11/xorg.conf
> Section "Device"
>         Identifier      "ATI Technologies Inc RV280 [Radeon 9200]"
>         Driver          "ati"
>         BusID           "PCI:0:16:0"
>         Option          "MacModel"              "mini-internal"
> EndSection

Did that help?  If not can you post the log with that option?

> $ cat /proc/cpuinfo
> processor       : 0
> cpu             : 7447A, altivec supported
> clock           : 1416.666661MHz
> revision        : 0.2 (pvr 8003 0102)
> bogomips        : 83.20
> timebase        : 41620997
> platform        : PowerMac
> machine         : PowerMac10,1
> motherboard     : PowerMac10,1 MacRISC3 Power Macintosh
> detected as     : 287 (Mac mini)
> pmac flags      : 00000010
> L2 cache        : 512K unified
> pmac-generation : NewWorld

The output auto-detection for mac cards uses /proc/cpuinfo to ID the mac.

Alex