Subject: Re: No YDL 2.0 install on G4 AGP w/ Apple Studio Display
From: A S Hodel (a.s.hodel@Eng.Auburn.EDU)
Date: Wed Jun 27 2001 - 00:24:30 MDT
Hi,
i tried this and the screen still goes blank. however, the
'power on' light on the monitor begins blinking. i seem to recall
reading that this indicates the monitor is being driven at the wrong
frequency. Any suggestions here?
Thanks,
>Joe,
>
>You might try adding the boot arguments:
>
>video=aty128fb:vmode:20
>
>
>
>> No matter how I try, text-based or gui, I cannot get YDL to install on
>> my G4 AGP w/ Rage Pro 128 and an Apple Studio Display (17" CRT). It says
>> it's loading the elf32 kernel then says it's booting then it dumps to a
>> totally blank black screen.Is this an issue with the Apple Display
>> Connector (ADC)? I don't think it's a bad CD issue because I got a
>> successful install on my G3 Wallstreet using the text based installer.
>> Has anyone else been able to install YDL 2.0 successfully on a similarly
>> configured G4?
>>
>> Joe Blood <wjblood@home.com>
>>
>>
>
>--
>
>Regards,
>Dan Burcaw
>Terra Soft Solutions, Inc.
>http://www.terrasoftsolutions.com/
-- A. S. Hodel 200 Broun Hall Dept. Elect. & Comp. Eng., Auburn Univ. AL 36849-5201 http://www.eng.auburn.edu/~scotte 334 844 1854 Fax: -1809
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