From: tyrone@cbnewsi.cb.att.com (tyrone.shiu) Subject: LINUX 0.97p5 and X11v1.1 under ATI Graphics Ultra Date: Thu, 17 Sep 1992 16:07:14 GMT
Just want to share how I get X11 and ATI Graphics Ultra w/mouse to work
under 0.97p5. I also running olvwm. My 0.97p5 is upgraded from lastest MCC
version. My recommendation is to get Linux working before installing X11,
if you have not done so.
Compile the 0.97p5 Linux kernel is easy after you have installing the
MCC version. Just get the patch 3,4, and 5 and apply them accordingly.
I only have one trouble to get the patch 5 applied. Somehow the section:
*** 0.97.4/linux/Makefile Mon Sep 7 15:51:11 1992
--- linux/Makefile Sat Sep 12 22:43:01 1992
<< stuff deleted >>
***************
*** 78,84 ****
AS =as
LD =ld
HOSTCC =gcc -static
! CC =gcc -nostdinc -I$(KERNELHDRS)
MAKE =make
CPP =$(CC) -E
AR =ar
--- 84,90 ----
AS =as
LD =ld
HOSTCC =gcc -static
! CC =gcc -DKERNEL
MAKE =make
CPP =$(CC) -E
AR =ar
will not apply. But since it is a one line fix, so I did it by hand.
Before re-compiling the kernel, the README file under /usr/src/linux.
Follow the instruction carefully. If you intended to take out the
scsi code, you must add the following line under linux/include/config.h:
#undef CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SR
or else you compile will fail. This in effect comment out some of the
cdrom code.
Reboot and make sure the mouse is recognized. If you have and
ATI Graphic Ultra w/mouse, make sure it is recognized as MS mouse.
Get all the stuff in x11v1.1 and install them according. If you intend
to run olvwm get the x75dpi font tar too or else olvwm will not run.
If you have an ATI Graphic Ultra w/mouse. Get the X8514 server too.
With the ATI mouse you have to do the following:
mknod /dev/atibm c 10 2
chmod 666 /dev/atibm
Also, change your /usr/lib/X11/Xconfig file to includ the 75dpi font
and change the mouse section to use BUSMOUSE and /dev/atibm.
Some how when using MS MOUSE, the mouse cursor is very jumpy.
Linux 0.97p5 works quite well with X8514 server and olvwm.
Now I have a question, how do you can the xterm to track the
window size so that when I start vi (I know should use emacs, right?),
it will use that many lines as my screen size?
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