Subject: Re: How to change the color depth.
From: Andrew Diller (dillera@isc.upenn.edu )
Date: Wed Apr 19 2000 - 22:40:26 MDT
On Wed, Apr 19, 2000 at 09:29:45PM -0700, jim wrote:
> I am having the same problem with my iBook. it posts fine in 8bpp but when i
> try to change it to anything higher it hangs the xserver.
> also linux won't boot at all unless i putin the argument in yaboot for
> novideo. any ideas or ways around this with a iBook?
>
>From what I understand, the video in the ibook (Rage Mobility) is just not
supported/explored enough.
It certianly _can_ do more once someone figures out what to tell OpenFirmware.
I also am in the same boat with my ibook. 8bpp is ugly.
You should also have some ethernet problem as the ethernet chip is not 100%.
-andy diller
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