Quite nicely solved my problem. Thanks Ben (And Stew). I tried the second solution first, and that didn't solve it. As soon as I edited the XF86Config-4 file and restarted X, everything was fine. I love the easy fixes!
Thanks again, Curtis + -----Original Message----- + From: Ben McGruer [mailto:ben@;mcgruer.net] + Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2002 4:53 PM + To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] + Subject: Re: iMac boot problem + + + I had the same video problem, and I believe it's far from + unique, I fixed it + by following the info on this page: + http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=mandrake-cooker-ppc&m=10336916 + 4309193&w=2 + + Hope that helps, + Ben + + > Update: + > + > The reason I went with a network install was that the CDROM + in this iMac + > was fried. Since I couldn't get it to boot, I gave up on + that iMac and + > selected another one with the same specs (we have them + coming out our + > ears). This one has a working CDROM, so I was able to do + something I + > didn't do before: Initialize the hard drive by booting off + a MacOS CD. + > Maybe that was my problem... + > + > So this time I did a CD install, and it went flawlessly. + After all was + > installed, it rebooted just fine. I logged in as an + unprivileged user + > and typed "startx". The Mandrake first timer stuff came up, + and I went + > through that. Now I have a new showstopper of a problem: + While in KDE, + > the screen blanks out for about a second every 10 seconds or so. I + > cannot even imagine what could cause this! Any ideas would + be greatly + > appreciated. + > + > Remember, this iMac worked fine in MacOS, and works fine in + Mandrake as + > long as X isn't running. + > + > I really want to have a Mandrake PPC graphical workstation + on my desk, + > and I can't just keep switching iMacs.. I will eventually run out of + > options. + > + > + > Thanks, + > Curtis + > + > + > + -----Original Message----- + > + From: Curtis Kline + > + Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2002 12:50 PM + > + To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] + > + Subject: iMac boot problem + > + + > + + > + I have an iMac 333Mhz with a 6 Gig drive and 96MB RAM. I + did a netboot + > + and an FTP install of Mandrake PPC 8.2, and the install + process seemed + > + to go well. When it said I needed to reboot to start + > + Mandrake, I did so. + > + I get a bootloader menu and choose "l" for linux. Then Yaboot + > + comes up, + > + and soon it attempts to load the kernel. It then fails: + > + + > + "hd:5,/vmlinuz-2.4.18-6.1mdk: Unknown or corrupt filesystem" + > + + > + I tried going into OpenFirmware and entering: + > + + > + "setenv boot-device hd:5,\\:tbxi" + > + + > + Rebooting after this produces exactly the same results. + > + + > + + > + Any ideas on how to get my iMac to boot Mandrake would be hugely + > + appreciated. + > + + > + + > + Thanks, + > + Curtis + > + + > + + > + ______________________________________ + > + Curtis Kline + > + Residential Network Coordinator + > + University of California Santa Barbara + > + 805.893.4016 Voice + > + 805.893.4766 FAX + > + + > + GnuPG Key Fingerprint + > + 0E9B 4BAB B64D 9CB9 022C AB36 0CF6 E1D4 CCA5 F3AE + > + Public key here: http://gollum.resnet.ucsb.edu/ckkey.txt + > + + > + + > + + > + > + + +
