Jim No problem, but it looks like someone beat you to your great idea.
http://mac.linux.be/files/xorg/imac6.txt (and imac1-5.txt files) are all variations on the xorg.conf theme. something like yours, but sudo mv imac6.txt /etc/X11/xorg.conf What would the proper command and path be if we simply put those files on the CD-ROM, and didn't use wget? sudo cp /cdrom/imac6.txt sudo mv imac6.txt /etc/X11/xorg.conf Sincerely, Paul Gorski -----Original Message----- From: Jim Price <[email protected]> To: lubuntu-qa <[email protected]> Sent: Tue, Mar 6, 2012 2:57 pm Subject: Re: [Lubuntu-qa] Mac G3 testing - desktop .iso Paul, Sorry I accidentally sent an earlier version of this post directly to you email address. Anyway, I got my iMac G3 working again and tested the following with the beta1 liveCD on my G3 iMac: Boot from CD and wait until command prompt appears then type the following commands: wget doiop.com/xorg.conf sudo mv xorg.conf /etc/X11 sudo service lightdm restart I ended up with working X, but still got the Software Centre error. I've set up doiop.com/xorg.conf from your example xorg.conf for me to test this. Ideally I suppose something equivalent to this could be done for the G3 iMac from the liveCD. -- JimP On 06/03/12 16:43, Paul Gorski 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 > > > > > -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-qa Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-qa More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
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