From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2000 09:46:25 +1100 From: Steven Hanley To: linuxppc-dev@lists.linuxppc.org Subject: Re: bad vidmode on debian install Message-ID: <20001108094625.B10734@svana.org> Reply-To: Steven Hanley References: <20001108010609.A26617@wibble.net> <20001107150800.A24537@suse.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii In-Reply-To: <20001107150800.A24537@suse.de>; from olh@suse.de on Tue, Nov 07, 2000 at 03:08:00PM +0100 Sender: owner-linuxppc-dev@lists.linuxppc.org List-Id: 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 -- sjh@wibble.net http://wibble.net/~sjh Look Up In The Sky Is it a bird? No Is it a plane No Is it a small blue banana? Yes ** Sent via the linuxppc-dev mail list. See http://lists.linuxppc.org/