Subject: Re: Video & Monitor Settings on YDL 2.0
From: Larry Blodgett (blodgett@telocity.com)
Date: Tue Jun 05 2001 - 10:34:02 MDT
Timothy,
You need to count yourself very fortunate, at least you have a
flicker. I can't even get a flicker. I wish someone would tell us
about the foolproof monitor setup.
>I'm trying to set up a Power Macintosh 8600/300 with Yellow Dog
>Linux 2.0. I had it set up with 1.2, and for the most part, it
>worked fairly well, although I was never able to get sound to work,
>and I was only ever able to get the poor 15 bit 1152x864 video
>settings. Now I have YDL 2.0. You would think that it would be
>easier, right? Wrong. Although it does have my monitor in
>Xconfigurator now, something is seriously wrong with the refresh
>rate or something. Every video mode that comes up, the screen
>flickers. I can't figure this out. I'm using the same settings I
>was with 1.2, but video is hosed. I can't even get 800x600 to come
>up properly. Any ideas out there? I know it is using the correct
>refresh rateŠI'm wondering if it's video settings are incorrect.
-- Larry Blodgett Email: blodgett@telocity.com Email: leb@wt.net--- Linux, WinNT, MS-DOS - also known as the Good, the Bad and the Ugly ---"Those who would trade freedom for security deserve neither." -B. Franklin ---"Always ask the question, never assume the answer." -Marcus Radich 1999
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