Re: External monitor on PB G3???


Subject: Re: External monitor on PB G3???
From: Berneche Simon (bernechs@MAGELLAN.UMontreal.CA)
Date: Thu Apr 27 2000 - 13:51:58 MDT


I didn't get any answer for this post, but can someone tell me what are
the needed utilities to be able to use the vga output on a PBG3?
Special X server? Special kernel? pmud to manage the internal
screen?...??

I'm now looking for what may cause it to not work on Pismo.

Thanks

Simon

>
> Hi,
>
> I'm running YDL CS1.2 (with Benh's vmlinux-2.2.15pre14-ben1 kernel and
> Xpmac.rev10) on a PowerBook 2000 (Pismo) 500MHz and I want to use an
> Apple studio display 17" with it.
>
> Everything was fine in MacOs, so I did a restart from there and used
> yaboot in the OF to boot YDL. I saw some output from yaboot, but when
> the booting process started, the LCD screen wakeup (even if the laptop
> was closed) and I could then read on it:
>
> Initing fake screen
> Calling quiesce
> DO-QUIESCE finished
>
> ...and nothing happened from there.
>
> Is it just a matter of kernel that doesn't support this yet, or is there
> a way to go around this?
>
> Another small question: how can I now the resolution and frequency
> matching a specific mode number for X server? Is there a fixe table or
> does it depend on my installation?
>
> Thanks
>
> Simon
>
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>
> **********************************
> Simon BERNECHE
> Departement de physique
> Universite de Montreal
> bernechs@magellan.umontreal.ca
> Tel: (514) 343-6111 poste 3953
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********************************** Simon BERNECHE Departement de physique Universite de Montreal bernechs@magellan.umontreal.ca Tel: (514) 343-6111 poste 3953 **********************************



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