Laurent de Segur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > This problem came after a fresh install of Woody. XFree hasn't run > on the system yet. I am in ofonly mode installing all the bits and > pieces. I set up for the first time the XF86Config file to use 16 > bit depth, and restart the machine (I know the XF86 config file > works because it's bitwise identical to the one working on another > iBook.)
I don't think XFree is going to be happy when you've passed video=ofonly. > At restart, I change my yaboot config to use the boot settings with > the video r128 card. When XFree86 comes up, I get a screen in > inverted colors (not sure if inverted, but really mixed up anyway, > like lots of greens and blue.) It looks exactly like the hw palette > on the card hasn't been initialized except that I don't know if > there is a palette in true color. What happens if you boot with no video= argument at all? The default on a recent kernel (this means 2.4.x at least) should be fine I believe. You are running 2.4.x, right?
