Re: Setup questions
Solved for X and console: fbset 800x600-100 sets the console for 800x600 fbset -x gives timings that are plugged into XF86Config-4 Hope my adventure helps someone else! Jeff
Re: Setup questions
'm also investigating the fbset utility. I've been using Linux since Hector was a pup, but have never used frame buffers...pretty uncommon in the Intel world. Jeff On my rev B I was able to get 800x600 by running at 24bpp and setting the default to 800x600 in /etc/X11/XF86Config-4: Stew Benedict
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I got fbset to work in console-mode: fbset 800x600-100 and some fbset -move commands have my iMac console running at 800x600 - yay! However, XFree86 (4.0.3) will still only display 1024x768 Can anyone assist? Thanks, Jeff Elkins On Wednesday 12 December 2001 08:08 am, you wrote: 'm also investigating the fbset utility. I've been using Linux since Hector was a pup, but have never used frame buffers...pretty uncommon in the Intel world. Jeff On my rev B I was able to get 800x600 by running at 24bpp and setting the default to 800x600 in /etc/X11/XF86Config-4: Stew Benedict
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Thank you! That worked perfectly. X is up, running at 1024x768. That's way too much for an iMac's tiny screen, so I'm still looking for a way to drop the rez to 800x600. Jeff During install? A workaround: Switch to the console on VT2 (Command-Control-F2) pdisk -l /deb/hda - note the Apple Bootstrap Partition hformat /dev/hdx (x=above noted partition)
Setup questions
Howdy List, I've been attempting to install Mandrake 8.0 PPC on a 350Mhz iMac with mixed results. 1. If the OS9 partition is over 500Mb or so, the yaboot boot loader refuses to install, complaining that it's partition isn't HFS... 2. X and/or KDE won't start. I've tried both the frame buffer device and regular Xfree86. I've gotten as far as the KDE splash screen (once) with frame buffer, but never as far as the KDE desktop itself. If these are FAQs or are answered in a list archive, apologies and I'd appreciate a link to the proper document. Thanks! Jeff Elkins
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FYI, I got X working at 1024x768...which is way too tiny for my vision and an iMac screen. Any way to force 800x600? Jeff On Sunday 09 December 2001 06:14 pm, you wrote: Howdy List, I've been attempting to install Mandrake 8.0 PPC on a 350Mhz iMac with mixed results. 1. If the OS9 partition is over 500Mb or so, the yaboot boot loader refuses to install, complaining that it's partition isn't HFS... 2. X and/or KDE won't start. I've tried both the frame buffer device and regular Xfree86. I've gotten as far as the KDE splash screen (once) with frame buffer, but never as far as the KDE desktop itself. If these are FAQs or are answered in a list archive, apologies and I'd appreciate a link to the proper document. Thanks! Jeff Elkins
