On Fri, 22 Mar 2002, Claude Champagne wrote:
> I tried to install Linux-Mandrake PPC 8.2B1 on a PowerMac G4 Dual 1 gig, the > most recent one. I have a GeForce4 MX video card in it, and none of the > video solution proposed by the graphic installer work. I get a blury screen > absolutely unreadable. The nVidia script is surely not up to date... > I've put whatever nvidia patches inn the kernel that are available, untested as I don't have access to such a machine. I understand Ani Joshi and YDL have done some additional work, but they are not making source available. > I wonder if I ever installed Linux in text mode if it would work, but I > doubt it, he :) Since I�m a super newbie to Linux, I�m not even thinking to > install it in text mode. > > Like someone else said, the text mode install is not that difficult.It certainly will be different if MacOS is all you're accustomed to. 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
