Subject: Re: YDL 2.0 and 4400 PPC - problem with XFree
From: David C. Hacker, DVM (dh55145@alltel.net)
Date: Thu Jul 12 2001 - 13:13:31 MDT
Did you try XF86Config-4? That should automatically generate a usable
XF86Config file.
> From: Patrick Ladam <ladam@smbh.smbh.univ-paris13.fr>
> Organization: Universite Paris XIII
> Reply-To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
> Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 17:37:27 -0700
> To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
> Subject: YDL 2.0 and 4400 PPC - problem with XFree
>
> Hi folks,
>
> Just installed YDL 2.0 on a 4400 PPC, the install went OK but now we
>
> are facing a problem with the X settings.
>
> First, when linux loads (text mode) the screen is OK until the TUX
>
> icon appears. Then the screen flashes and becomes all garbled with
>
> lines we can barely read.
>
> Then when running startx, the desktop appears (all garbled also) and
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> freezes as soon as the KDE tip window appears.
>
> We tried several settings for XF86Config which did not work.
>
> Different options in BootX (no video driver, video=atyfb:vmode:...:cmode:...)
>
> did not work either.
>
> Neither Xconfigurator with different custom or simple settings did help.
>
> Should we upgrade the kernel to 2.4 or try Xpmac by K. Hendricks
>
> (I could not locate Xpmac_rev10 or newer anywhere on the web) to have a
>
> correct display?
>
> We're almost there but still we are stuck with this X problem.
>
> I read exactly the same story in the june 2001 general mail-list
>
> with a 6500 but no answer seemed to be found...
>
> Hope someone can help...
>
> Bye
>
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