Re: LinuxPPC 2000 Q3 Permidia2 problem

[Alan B. <al...@ms...>]

hi,

> I have tried LinuxPPC 2000 Q3.
> 
> Work fine but with GUI Gnome or XFree86, my Linux System work only with 640*480 256 colors. All
> other screen format don't work.

two things to test

1) how good is your monitor?   if you read the specs and think it can
handle it, then...

2) edit /etc/X11/XF86Config  (or /etc/X11/XF86Config-4) and
adjust your monitor settings to use....eg 

Section "Monitor"
        Identifier   "Display 1"
        VendorName   "CTX"
        ModelName    "7695"
        HorizSync    30.0 - 70.0
        VertRefresh  50.0 - 80.0
EndSection

right near the bottom, you should see some lines that talk about depth and modes
change this to eg

        DefaultDepth     16
        SubSection "Display"
                Depth     16
                Modes    "1024x768" "800x600"

alternatively, download the XF86Config from the APUS site (well, there are some choices
I believe!) and then use that. These work on our systems. I wouldnt be able to live
without 16bit at hires... thats when I bother to USE XWindows ;-)


3) use the 'fbset' command to tweak your console. what do you have in your bootstrap line?

I have     video=pm2fb:mode:1024x768-60

this gives a nice console...and i beleive that if X is configured to use the FB device it
needs a helping hand.


alan