Subject: RE: Screen resolution problems
From: Timothy Morgenthaler (tamorgen@aol.net)
Date: Tue Jun 26 2001 - 06:06:33 MDT
I'd say the "privileged world" is more likely to be Red Hat users on an
Intel or Sparc processor. I've never had the problems with Red Hat that
I have with Yellow Dog, but these are Macs, and a different animal
altogether which isn't very well supported in a PC dominated society.
Anyway, that said, my suggestion would to be to install the Xautoconfig
rpm from the Yellowdog CD and have it detect your video card. I had to
do this on my old PowerMac 8600, because although it had both my monitor
& the video card listed, it simply wouldn't work with the basic
Xconfigurator. Xautoconfig solved my problem, and will hopefully solve
yours. Good luck
Timothy Morgenthaler
-----Original Message-----
From: Philippe L. Houze [mailto:plhydl@blackdiamondltd.com]
Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2001 7:02 AM
To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
Subject: Re: Screen resolution problems
Let's face it guys and girls: Linux is not a woman or a man that goes to
bed
on the first date, nor or the second for that matter...
We are coming from a "privileged" world with our Macs...
Regarding your video situation, if you have other video cards around,
give
them a try. I personnally went through an IMS Twin turbo, and a Matrox
MGA
before seeing things the way they are supposed to using an ATI RagePro
II.
Jim, if you have succeeded with your Matrox, please post, that's the
idea
for this list... helping each other.
Nice day,
Philippe
On 26/6/01 8:27, Tim Moran at tim@brickbros.com wrote: / den 26/6/01
8:27
skrev Tim Moran fra tim@brickbros.com følgende:
> > I have just recently installed YDL 2.0 on my 8600/G3/400. This is my
>> first experience with Linux and so far it has been extremely
> > frustrating. I got my DSL up and working (with a router) but that's
> > about all I could stand with such a teeny tiny screen resolution. My
> > question is "how do I change my screen resolution?". I have an ATI
> > Xclaim VR 128 (rage pro) and after the install and boot of YDL the
> > screen must be 1200x1600 on my 17" Multiscan. I have tried the
> > CTRL/ALT/+ or - but that does not work. I read a little on
Xautoconfig4
> > but have no clue how to go about doing this. I also have multiple
> > monitors with my mac but have no idea if this is either supported or
> > configurable under YDL. Any help or suggestions would be appreciated
> I'm not sure that you will get any answers on this list. It seems like
they
> can't be bothered with Linux newbies, unlike other "general" lists
like
Red
> Hat. That's what a general list is for guys! I have experienced the
same
> problem as you and think that the solution lies in the advanced
monitor
> settings at installation. The manual does not cover this issue in
detail
for
> some reason and I am unsure how to proceed.
> In Mac OS 9.1, my resolution is set to 832 X 624 with a refresh rate
of 75
> Hz. Other recommended settings are as follows:
> 832 X 624 85 Hz
> 800 X 600 85 Hz
> 640 X 480 at 60 or 85 Hz
> 1024 X 768 at 60, 67, 74.9 or 85 Hz.
> I have a Apple Multiple Scan 15AV Display and a Matrox graphics card
that
> YDL identifies as a Matrox VGA card. I am trying to install on a UMAX
> Pulsar.
> Cheers,
> Brian
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