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| From: | Andrew Gaffney <agaffney@×××××××××××××××××××.net> | ||
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| To: | Mark Guertin <guertin@××××××××××××××.com> | ||
| Cc: | Gentoo PPC User <gentoo-ppc-user@g.o> | ||
| Subject: | Re: [gentoo-ppc-user] configuring X on a PM 7500 | ||
| Date: | Thu, 05 Jun 2003 02:48:43 | ||
| Message-Id: | 3EDEB0BB.4010200@technaut.darktalker.net | ||
| In Reply to: | Re: [gentoo-ppc-user] configuring X on a PM 7500 by Mark Guertin |
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| 1 | Mark Guertin wrote: |
| 2 | > Ahh.. when using that you will only be able to use 8 bit fbdev driver in X |
| 3 | > |
| 4 | > To get a working screen setup, you will have to pass something like this |
| 5 | > in the bootx kernel args window: |
| 6 | > |
| 7 | > video=atyfb640x480@8-60 (640x480 resoltuion, 8 bit - you want to only |
| 8 | > use 8 bit for console anyway always, and at 60hz) .. sub in your wanted |
| 9 | > values. |
| 10 | |
| 11 | I added 'video=atyfb:640x480-8' to my kernel options in BootX. I still got the |
| 12 | same garbled display on startup. |
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| 15 | Andrew Gaffney |
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| Subject | Author |
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| Re: [gentoo-ppc-user] configuring X on a PM 7500 | Andrew Gaffney <agaffney@×××××××××××××××××××.net> |
| Re: [gentoo-ppc-user] configuring X on a PM 7500 | Mark Guertin <guertin@××××××××××××××.com> |