I'm thinking the revised theme is not being picked up, but I'm minded to wait until Raphael has gotten the theme completely re-written before raising a bug. Annoying it is for all concerned, but he's working as fast as he can.
Regards, Phill. On 6 March 2012 17:21, Paul Gorski <[email protected]> wrote: > Phill > > I'm still having problems on G4's with very dark/no text or very > dark/faint text installer screens with the desktop isos. > In addition to my eMac G4 (dark screen no text), iBook G4 (dark screen > faint text), I've also had problems with a PowerMac G4 1.2GHz, external > monitor, dark screen, very faint text. But in all cases the install seems > to proceed if I can find a way of making the text visible. > > > > Sincerely, > Paul Gorski > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Phill Whiteside <[email protected]> > To: Paul Gorski <[email protected]> > Cc: uhtlmk <[email protected]>; lubuntu-qa < > [email protected]> > Sent: Tue, Mar 6, 2012 10:52 am > Subject: Re: [Lubuntu-qa] Mac G3 testing - desktop .iso > > Thanks, > > certainly for now, a good set of instructions using the alternate for G3 > may be prefferable to hacking the LiveCD, such set of notes can be posted > to the wiki area with a release note letting people know where to find it? > > But, I'll let you guys continue testing and find the least painful > route. In the menatime I will flag up again at tomorrows main QA meeting > that G3's are a problem 'per-se' with the exiting ubiquity installation for > all the ppc LiveCDs. Options seem to be that Ubiquity 'learns' that it is > doing a G3 install and adjusts accordingly or a G3 variant is created. I > fear we may run out of time for 12.04 it would depend if Colin Watson has > the time to look into the possibility. > > Regards, > > Phill. > > On 6 March 2012 16:43, Paul Gorski <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Yes, lighdm and not gdm, but my point being we shouldn't have to do this >> manual entry. (And that this has been a known problem for a while.) >> The original note applies to "hacking" the live CD install. >> We'd just as well tell folks to use the alternate and modify the >> xorg.conf file. >> >> What I do know is that there is a "fglrx error, module not found" when >> booting from the live CD on an iMac G3. >> Also, there is a frame buffer erro >> Most of the xorg.conf custom settings include: Option FBDev "false". >> >> live video=ofonly and live video live video=ofonly no splash, do not >> avoid these problems. >> >> One, I'd like prevent the system from trying to load "fglrx" and two >> I'd like to disable the FBDev. >> It seems that by default FBDev is "on" or "true" for PowerPC, and this >> may cause a problem with the ATI Graphics in the iMac G3. >> >> I have found some information that I am testing, and should be done >> testing tomorrow. >> Instead video=ofonly, changing some other video attributes. >> >> I'll keep you posted. >> >> >> >> Sincerely, >> Paul Gorski >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Phill Whiteside <[email protected]> >> To: UH <[email protected]> >> Cc: Paul Gorski <[email protected]>; lubuntu-qa < >> [email protected]> >> Sent: Tue, Mar 6, 2012 6:12 am >> Subject: Re: [Lubuntu-qa] Mac G3 testing - desktop .iso >> >> Inthe case of lubuntu, it most likely is lighdm and not gdm. You good >> people with the kit can tell us and we can ensure any instructions are >> updated >> >> Regards, >> >> Phill. >> >> On 6 March 2012 07:45, UH <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Shouldn't that be lightdm in place of gmd? >>> >>> >> > . . .Use sudo killall -HUP gdm instead >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/phillw >> > > > > -- > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/phillw > -- https://wiki.ubuntu.com/phillw
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