Introduction
This topic covers the configuration of XFree86 (X-Windows) on 2001 Apple iMac computers. These are the models that were introduced with as Indigo, Blue Dalmation, and Flower Power as the "color" options. Yellow Dog Linux 2.0 does not ship with a working XFree86 configuration for 2001 Apple iMacs because they introduce the new Rage 128 Ultra video card. This card is not yet supported by XFree86's 'ati' driver.
So How Do I Get X Running?
While the ati driver does not currently work with the Rage 128 Ultra,
the 'fbdev' driver works just fine. So, you will need to modify your
/etc/X11/XF86Config-4 file so X uses fbdev instead of ati.
As root ("Super User"), you will need to edit your XF86Config-4 file. This topic will use the 'pico' text editor to do this.
pico /etc/XF86Config-4
Near the bottom of that file, there is a section that looks something like:
Section "Device"### Available Driver options are:EndSection
Identifier "Card0"
#Option "UseFBDev"
Driver "ati"
VendorName "ATI"
BusID "PCI:0:17:0"
All you need to do is change:
Driver "ati"
to
Driver "fbdev"
Then, save and exit your text editor (control-x in pico). You should now try to start XFree86 to make sure that you are good to go. To do this, type:
startx
If all is well, then congrats! If for some reason, things are still not working, you might want to take a look at the "Xautoconfig" portion of our Configuring X guide.
