On Tue, 1 Oct 2002, Rick Sabatino wrote: > I'm hoping someone on the list can help me. I decided to install > Yellow Dog Linux on a Motorola StarMax 3000/240. At the command line, > everything appears fine. I use BootX to load linux with "No video > driver" unchecked and the argument "video=atyfb:vmode:14,cmode:16" > This works fine (as does vmode:10) to run at the command line, but once > I go into XFree86, it's over. > XConfigurator detects ATY Mach64 to be the video card. This is > correct, as the Apple "Tanzania" motherboard, on which the Starmax 3000 > is based, has ATI Mach64 VT onboard graphics. > The screen displays when I load up X windows, but it is not exactly > legible. Fonts fall victim in particular, but all images, cursors etc > appear oddly. It appears as if the the rows on the screen are fine, > but that the even and odd columns across the screen image were swapped > around ( e.g. 2,1,4,3,6,5,8,7... ). I went in Xconfigurator and > specified monitor settings (Magnavox MV5011, CM1300 15" Monitor ) > Hsync: 30.0-54.0; Vsync: 50.0-110.0 with no change in result. > Now, I have the feeling that I'm in a little deeper than I can guess my > way out of. I suppose I could spend the rest of my days living on the > command line, but have little interest in that. > Would someone out there be willing to point me in the right direction? As a temporary workaround, try one or more of the following XF86Config device section options: Option "XaaNoScanlineCPUToScreenColorExpandFill" Option "XaaNoMono8x8PatternFillRect" Marc. +----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Marc Aurele La France | work: 1-780-492-9310 | | Computing and Network Services | fax: 1-780-492-1729 | | 352 General Services Building | email: tsi@ualberta.ca | | University of Alberta +-----------------------------------+ | Edmonton, Alberta | | | T6G 2H1 | Standard disclaimers apply | | CANADA | | +----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ XFree86 Core Team member. ATI driver and X server internals. _______________________________________________ Newbie@XFree86.Org *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie
