From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Date: Tue, 7 Nov 2000 15:08:00 +0100 From: Olaf Hering To: Steven Hanley Cc: Linux PPC Dev Subject: Re: bad vidmode on debian install Message-ID: <20001107150800.A24537@suse.de> Reply-To: linuxppc-dev@lists.linuxppc.org References: <20001108010609.A26617@wibble.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii In-Reply-To: <20001108010609.A26617@wibble.net>; from sjh@svana.org on Wed, Nov 08, 2000 at 01:06:10AM +1100 Sender: owner-linuxppc-dev@lists.linuxppc.org List-Id: On Wed, Nov 08, Steven Hanley wrote: > > All > > Anyway trying to upgrade form non debian dist to debian (potato) on my > 7220/200, as it is old world I used the hfs floppy image. Anyway it boots > fine but then the video mode is at a frequency such that no text is clear > and it is moving around on the screen a bit (like running X i modes a > machine cant handle) You cant pass a video mode to platinumfb. Do you have 834x624 and more than 8 bit color depth? If yes, change the resolution or set the color depth to 8 bit. Gruss Olaf -- $ man clone BUGS Main feature not yet implemented... ** Sent via the linuxppc-dev mail list. See http://lists.linuxppc.org/