On Mon, 16 May 2005 13:41:53 +0200 Wojciech Owczarek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hello everyone! > > I'm not a Debian user (PLD Linux user actually), still I subscribed to this > list as I found it quite valuable for helping with my various PPC on Linux > issues. Now my problem (hopefully the last one ;] ) with the laptop I own > from some time (my first ppc machine and I love it!) is what follows: > > I'm running a 2.6.11 kernel, compiled from Debian package sources (nicely > patched, I like it). I went through various problems with my laptop - like > the one when I could not use an external monitor - I found a patch that saved > me here on this list. > > This machine, as you probably know, is packed with an Ati Rage Mobility 128 > M3, so I'm using the aty128fb driver. Now somewhere at Gentoo I found a patch > for X.Org sources that finally allowed me to use DRI on it. > > I now have this last issue - I cannot use any other resolution on the LCD > screen than 1024x768 (on an external CRT it's all fine). An attempt to change > it to anything else makes my LCD shows some fading garbage. The machine is > still responding, I can switch back to 1024x768 and work with no problems, > yet I cannot use any other res, which quite sucks cause the computer isn't > enough powerfull to allow me watch DVDs or play games smoothly on the max > resolution. ... > > Thanks in advance, > > owczi Hi, As far as know, the Pismo, like my G3 Powerbook Firewire running the same card, has only one resolution; 1024x768. When you run MacOS, when you ask it to go to a lower resolution, it just reduces your desktop space on the screen. It never changes the resolution. HTH, -M. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
