leif wrote: > > Steven Hanley wrote: > > > On Wed, Jun 27, 2001 at 09:15:43PM +0200, leif wrote: > > > >>By typing 'video=ofonly' I've now been able to install potato on my G3 > >>powerbook. > > > > hmm I have a g3 powerbook firewire (pismo) and have never had to pass that > > as an argument on boot, the aty128fb driver works perfectly and detects > > all the necessary video stuff for a good concsole resolutiont (128x48).
Steven, haven't you been reading his posts? He has one of the first G3 PBs ever... > > You need to have the aty128 fb in the kernel you use and it should all > > work. > > Hi Steve, I hope what you say is true. There is a difference between > your and mine monitor though, since I have passive matrix and you got > probably active matrix. Again, please don't focus too much on your panel. > But I will try to get install aty128 fb via > dselect (I suppose it is just a matter of looking through those lists...). Doesn't work for kernel modules... > But if what you say is so obvious, don't you think that it should have > been included in potatoe or in YDL 2.0 for that matter? > > BTW, I have gathered the (un)relevant info here, perhaps you or anyone > can tell if aty128fb will work for this card or not: > > Screen card > Card name: ATY, 264LT-G > Card model: ATY,LT-G > ROM card number: 113-XXXXX-1.0028 > Card revision: 128 > Card dealer ID: 1002 Nope, atyfb if anything. I must confess the fact that it doesn't just work could be related to your panel, but it's probably just a matter of setting the correct resolution. I suggest reading up on the related options for atyfb. -- Earthling Michel D�nzer (MrCooper) \ Debian GNU/Linux (powerpc) developer CS student, Free Software enthusiast \ XFree86 and DRI project member
