On Fri, 22 Mar 2002, Avinash Gupta wrote:
> I have tried all PPC distributions including Yellow Dog, Debian and SuSE > (currently using Debian), but I have yet to see any that was able to start > the installer without any custom boot parameters, in case you have a Apple > 17" Studio Display. In my case the installer only works with the following > boot parameters: > > video=aty128fb:vmode:20 > > Also, after the installation is complete, these custom parameters are not > remebered and put in the "append=..." line in yaboot.conf automatically, > forcing you to remember to type them in on the first boot after installation. > This is extremely confusing for a newbie since they get a blank screen after > rebooting. > I certainly could remember the settings and add them in the yaboot setup, but I think this is the exception, rather than the rule. With current kernels, I haven't had to use any video= settings on any of the machines I have access to in some time. Maybe only in the case of the custom settings, I could pass another argument to clue the installer in that custom options are desired. What do you think? > Another problem with this card/monitor combo is that X only works in > 1280x1024 mode, unless you provide a custom modeline. The modeline that works > for me is: > > Modeline "1024x768" 112.62 1024 1068 1240 1420 768 768 780 808 +hsync > +vsync > I'm always happy to add modelines. I believe there is one in there already for the Studio Display that someone else recommended. I can add yours too. > It would be nice if this mode could be detected automaticaly during > installation if someone chooses the Apple Studio Display, and the > XF86Config-4 generated appropriately. > There really aren't any modelines generated by the installer. We provide some stock ones that work on a number of machines, and generally X is pretty good these days at setting itself up. > It seems like a lot of people use the Apple Studio Display and are turned off > from trying Linux PPC because of the install problems discussed above. > > It would be great if Mandrake could somehow add these "autodetect" features > to their installation routine. Just my thoughts ... > Thanks for the feedback. I appreciate it, as I have limited access to machines, so it's only through all of your feedback that we can address specific issues. Stew Benedict -- MandrakeSoft OH/TN, USA http://people.mandrakesoft.com/~sbenedict/ PPC FAQ: http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/demos/PPC/FAQ/ Cooker-PPC IRC: irc.openprojects.net/#cooker-ppc
