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Mark Guertin wrote:
> You might try setting a default bit depth of 8, 15 or 16 (15 is
> better). I think the 24 bit is the problem, that it cannot do a 24bit
> screen. The Mach64 GT is notoriously problematic chipset :(
>
> Also what video driver are you booting with? If you've set the "no
> video driver" option in BootX this will cause you problems as X can't
> run with the ati driver if you're running offb. a quick dmesg | grep
> fb should tell you what video driver you are using.
I do have 'No Video Driver' selected in BootX. When I don't, I just get a
garbled display at boot.
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