I've posted this question before but did not see the answer. I am running Debian Woody on a PowerMac 6500 with 32 MB RAM. I am just using the console, e.g. no X windows due to the low memory.
I've noticed some problems with the console, specifically when I edit text in emacs or at the command line characters elsewhere on the line get distorted (pixels disappear or change). This can be cleared up by hitting ^L but that is a nuisance and I suspect deeper problems as the machine sometimes locks up hard when I am manipulating text, generally if it spans multiple lines. I just upgraded to the 2.4.18-powerpc kernel image from 2.2.20-pmac to see if that will help. Otherwise if there are any video arguments that would help get me more stability I would apprecate any hints. Currently my quik.conf contains: append="video=atyfb:vmode:16,cmode:8" Allan -- "The lyf so short, the craft so long to lerne." -- Chaucer