On Sat, 25 Aug 2001, Ken Simpson wrote:
> Hi, Been trying out the RC for a few days now on my 2 Macs.
>
> Install went like a dream on my G3 Powerbook (Lombard).
>
> However, when I cam to install on my G4 500 AGP it was a bit of a
> different story.
>
> I had 2 problems.
>
> the one I can't figure out is, that when I startx - I get pages of
> errors at the console about unsupported resolutions and refresh rates.
>
> I have tried a few different settings to no avail.
>
> I chose the Generic SVGA with a resoultion and H refres that I know
> work on my monitor with no effect.
>
> I can't find xconfigurator, or xautoconfig to adjust the settings
> without going through a complete reinstall.
>
> Can anyone suggest a way forward?
>
[root@powerbook root]# XFdrake
This is Mandrake's X configuration tool. I doubt the generic SVGA will do
much for you. Do you know what video card is in this machine? In some
cases adding the:
Option "UseFBDev"
is the trick to getting X working - I've added this as default now for
Rage128.
> The second problem was the that the installer got the MacOS side of
> the yaboot setup wrong. I can fix that, but it should get it right.
> Why is it using such an old version of yaboot?
>
I don't really have a good way of knowing exactly which partition MacOS is
on. I take a guess essentially, which works in most simple cases.
Haven't had a pressing need to go with the newer versions yet. It's sort
of a crap shoot, as I've also read of issues with the newer versions on
some machines. The version we are using seems to successfully boot a
fairly broad spectrum of machines.
> Thanks for any help any of you cognoscenti may be able to give.
>
