From: Steven Hanley <sjh@wibble.net>
To: linuxppc-dev@lists.linuxppc.org
Subject: Re: bad vidmode on debian install
Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2000 09:46:25 +1100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20001108094625.B10734@svana.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20001107150800.A24537@suse.de>; from olh@suse.de on Tue, Nov 07, 2000 at 03:08:00PM +0100
On Tue, Nov 07, 2000 at 03:08:00PM +0100, Olaf Hering wrote:
> 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.
it is a Mach 64 video card
> Do you have 834x624 and more than 8 bit color depth? If yes, change the
> resolution or set the color depth to 8 bit.
wouldnt doing this involve the passing of a video=atyfb:vmode:8 or some such
?
See You
Steve
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Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2000-11-07 14:06 bad vidmode on debian install Steven Hanley
2000-11-07 14:08 ` Olaf Hering
2000-11-07 22:46 ` Steven Hanley [this message]
2000-11-07 23:04 ` jpgarcia
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