[Linux-fbdev-users] Monitor display not working in console, works in X

[Kevin N. <bea...@ya...>]

I have a revB i-mac on which I installed Yellow Dog 4.0. The install went f=
ine. I decided to run the i-mac as a linux appliance so I did not need the =
monitor. I already have a spare monitor sitting around for other servers so=
 I soldered together a 15pin macintosh video to VGA converter cable to use.=
 After plugging in the monitor, it displayed fine during the BIOS start-up,=
 and through the bootloader. and even the beginning of the kernel load.  Ho=
wever, once tux appeared in the top left corner of the screen, the monitor =
displayed 4 columns, with succesive rows in successive columns.=0A=0AI play=
ed around with the XF86Config and was able to get X windows displaying perf=
ectly with the following stanza: =0A=0ASection "Monitor" =0A=0A#       Disp=
laySize  270        200 =0A#       HorizSync    60.0 - 60.0 =0A#       Vert=
Refresh  75.0 - 117.0 =0A        Identifier   "Monitor0" =0A        ModelNa=
me    "Acer" =0A        HorizSync    28.0 - 50.0 =0A        VertRefresh  56=
.0 - 76.0 =0A        Option      "DPMS" =0AEndSection=0A=0Anow the only thi=
ng that does not display correctly is the console. Does anyone know where t=
he file is, or what must be done to tell the kernel or framebuffer how to i=
nteract with the monitor in the way that X uses the XF86Config file?  I've =
posted this question to several message board with no response and can't fi=
nd anything on the web, so I'm going to the framebuffer experts now.=0A=0AT=
hanks, =0AKevin Nowaczyk=0A=0A=0A =0A______________________________________=
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