On Fri, 22 Mar 2002, John C. Tull wrote:
> Text mode is not that peculiar. You will find it infinitely more usable > than a blurry X install. > > Speaking of which, on a PowerMac 7300, the graphic installer is not > usable. There is an interesting double-image weirdness going on. The > machine uses platinum video (stock) and has a 17 inch Optiquest 773 > hooked up to it. I have only used the all.gz and kernel from the beta 1 > iso, so I do not know if there is a fix available elsewhere. > Even though a machine may be a"stock" configuration, things don't just always magically work. The fb drivers for all the integrated Apple video controllers are built into the kernels, and the "control" one seems to work fine on the 7600, running it at a better resoltuion than MacOS will let me, because it insists on a driver for my MAG monitor that doesn't exist. > After installation, the machine fails to recognize adbmouse, so X is not > functional. I chose busmouse, 1-button in the install. > I used to have a note in the install help, that you should always choose usbmouse, even for adb, but I believe it was stripped out for me. The way I setup the mouse links you can use either/both adb or usb, which is quite nice on a laptop. 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
