[K12OSN] First test build of 4.2.1, with PPC terminal support

[Jim McQuillan]

Jim,

We really should look at incorporating the differences for XF86Config
for the PPC into the build_x4_cfg script.  That way, the XF86Config file
could be automatically generated during the boot process, exactly the
way the x86 clients work now.

Can you give me an idea of the differences required in XF86Config?

Jim McQuillan
jam at Ltsp.org



On Mon, 14 Mar 2005, Jim Kronebusch wrote:

> > I have uploaded a first test build of K12LTSP 4.2.1. In
> > addition to all of the official Fedora updates, this build
> > includes support for PPC terminals.
> >
> > An out-of-the-box install will boot my PowerBook G4. I have
> > not tried any other PPC terminals, nor have I verfied that
> > upgrades work as expected.
>
> Thanks a lot for this work Eric.  Very cool to have built in.
>
> I have booted the following from this setup.
>
> iMac Bondi Blue
> iMac Indigo (with my custom XF86 file)
> iMac 15" flat screen (desklamp style)
> iBook Tangerine
> iBook Blueberry
> iBook Snow White (boots with screen resolutions off, need to change to
> 800x600, could probably fix with custom lts.conf setting)
>
> I'll attach the XF86Config-4.indigo file with this email for you to
> include in /opt/ltsp/ppc/etc/XF86Config-4.indigo so it is there by
> default.  My thought was since apple hardware is fairly static any ppc
> machines needing a custom XF86 file could just be included by default
> and be ready to choose in lts.conf.  That should eliminate a lot of
> extra work for users.  If anyone else comes up with custom configs say
> for a Apple mini or whatever it could be included as
> /opt/ltsp/ppc/etc/XF86Config-4.mini and so on.  Then maybe include a
> commented section in /opt/ltsp/ppc/etc/lts.conf showing how to point to
> the custom files.  Example:
>
> # [00:03:93:70:D8:A2]
> # 	XSERVER		   = ati
> #	XF86CONFIG_FILE	   = XF86Config-4.indigo
>
> >From what Jim M explained to me even though you have a XSERVER
> configured in XF86Config you need to call out an arbitrary one in
> lts.conf in order to get things going.
>
> Thanks again for your work.
>
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