I am happy that you have got it soughted... I have gone over my download 
limit, so I will have to wait two days before I can download NetBSD 
1.6.1 macppc.

Please tell me if 24bpp works, I am really want to get that 24bits I am 
getting sick of 8 bit especially when iMacs have such good graphic 
cards! Could you do me a favour and send me the XFree86 config file you 
have?

Well good luck and have fun....

Thanks for suming it all up!

-wilyarti howard

Lasse Hillerĝe Petersen wrote:

> Yippee!
>
> I wrote:
> >Meanwhile I found and tried
> <ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/arch/macppc/X-4.2.0-current/XF86Config>,
> which however works the same as what I have tried before: X starts, but
> the screen simply turns black.
>
> I just got it working with the above file. These are the modifications 
> I made:
>
> # diff /home/lhp/XF86Config     /etc/X11/XF86Config 50c50
> <     Option    "Device"        "/dev/wskbd"
> ---
> >     Option    "Device"        "/dev/wskbd1"
> 68c68
> <     Option    "Device"        "/dev/wsmouse"
> ---
> >     Option    "Device"        "/dev/wsmouse1"
> 117c117
> <       Modes           "1600x1200" "1280x1024" "1024x768"
> ---
> >       Modes           "1024x768"
> 121c121
> <       Modes           "1600x1200" "1280x1024" "1024x768"
> ---
> >       Modes           "1024x768"
> 125c125
> <       Modes           "1600x1200" "1280x1024" "1024x768"
> ---
> >       Modes           "1024x768"
> 129c129
> <       Modes           "1600x1200" "1280x1024" "1024x768"
> ---
> >       Modes           "1024x768"
>
> Please call me stupid for not removing those 1600x1200 resolutions 
> right away.
>
> Wilyarti Howard wrote:
>
>> Ok lets get this strait: What is in your /usr/X11R6/bin dir?
>> Do you have an Xmacppc binary? What are you using to start XFree86? 
>> Does Xmacppc not work? 
>
>
> I have no binary called Xmacppc; only /usr/X11R6/bin/XFree86. I start 
> X with startx.
>
>>
>>
>> In my XFree86 setup I use startx which starts up Xmacppc.
>>
>> I have no idea how else you will get it going. I have read the NetBSD 
>> FAQ on XFree86, they say the "How to make an XFree86 Config file" is 
>> 'coming soon'....
>>
>> I don't think you will get it working without Xmacppc...
>>
>> Well this is my twisted understanding of the workings of it. I 
>> understand how you feel about not getting X going.
>>
> You may definitely want to upgrade to 1.6.1 and use XFree86. As I 
> understand it, Xmacppc is slower and only supports 8bpp. I am just 
> installing packages right now, when that's done (it'll take the rest 
> of the day, I'm afraid), I'll try  24bpp. At the moment xdpyinfo 
> reports 16 bit planes.
>
> To sum up, these were the steps it took:
> (0. I had already partitioned my machine and installed MacOS 9 on 
> hd:8, an HFS+ partition with ofwboot.xcf and the netbsd.GENERIC_MD.gz 
> kernel.)
> 1. Newfs all the netbsd partitions as described in INSTALL.html
> 2. Install NetBSD using reinstall/upgrade as described in INSTALL.html
> 3.  Fix the securelevel, as kindly explained to me by Timm Wetzel 
> <twetzel@cns.mpg.de>
> # gdb --write /netbsd
> (gdb) set securelevel=-1
> (gdb) quit
> # reboot
> 4. Get 
> ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/arch/macppc/X-4.2.0-current/XF86Config 
> and apply modifications as shown above
> 5. startx
> 6. enjoy!
>
> I am a very happy fellow right now, I can tell you!
>
> -Lasse
>
>