From: Alan B. <al...@ms...> - 2002-02-19 17:29:01
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hi, > I have recently attempted to install linux on my towered A1200 PPC + > BVision. I am installing from a purchased set of 3CD's, debian > GNU/Linux2.2r3 Official PPC Binary, Are these disks up todate with current > versions. :-) they are never up to date, but they are close. you'll need to use 'apt-get' tool (check the debian docs for this) after setting up your /etc/apt stuff you can then do apt-get update apt-get upgrade > I am using vmapus-2.4.4 and the latest boothack. 2.4.13-301101 should work fine on your system http://linux-apus.sourceforge.net/kernels > I am having problems setting my monitor up correctly, even though > I do have a working linux setup. The screen is not centered on the monitor > and it scrolls quite abit. I boot into an 800x600 console, but X seems to > be in 640x480. If I try to boot into a larger screenmode it still runs in > 800x600. have you taken the XF86Config-4 file (one of many choices) from our contribution directory? - thats what they're there for :-) whats you bootstrap line? video=pm2fb:mode:1024x768-60 should give you a nice terminal > getting this problem sorting out, or if anyone can easily explain that > would be great. Currently I am running Xfree86-3 but intend downloading > version 4. get 4.1 from Debian. the apt-get will do this for you. > Also, I would appreciate someone with a similar setup to mine (PPC+BVision) > sending me their working XF86Config file (both version 3 and 4) so that I > can tinker with the settings. you already have it - in the contrib drawer :-) > Mine says: bootstrap --apus -k Linux -v root=/dev/hda9 video=amifb:off > video=pm2fb:mode:800x600x16 ide=doubler ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ no no, its WIDTHxHEIGHT-SCANRATE eg 800x600-60 for the PermediaII (its a newer driver following the fbmode rules) you then change depth at the console... fbset -depth 16 the rest of your bootstrap is okay (though i'd prefer Linux to be the proper name of your kernel...eg linux-2.4.4 (it helps us debug your problems) and, if you've got good memory, you can add '60nsram' to the end...speeds things up nicely alan |