Re: Usability issues for the GTK graphical frontend, categorized and updated list
On Wed, Oct 26, 2005 at 01:16:39PM +0300, Eddy Petrişor wrote:
> On 10/26/05, Sven Luther <sven.luther@wanadoo.fr> wrote:
> > On Wed, Oct 26, 2005 at 02:29:33AM +0300, Eddy Petrişor wrote:
> > > > My configuration is a PowerBook 5,2 model (ATI Radeon 9700 Mobility)
> > > >
> > > > I managed to make that iso image build, but not yet functional in
> > > > graphical mode (stroboscope effect, as I call it), but it works with
> > > > newt, so it seems to be an arch specific issue.
> > >
> > > I meant graphical/powerpc issue.
> >
> > Well, let me ask again, what is exactly the problem you see ? Could it be
>
> the frame buffer, I assume, is initialised, a blueish background is
> shown for a split of a second then imediately deinitialised (back to
> text mode)
Ok, did you try giving an explicit mode ? Like video=radeonfb:800x600@60 or
something such ?
> > related to graphical modes and radeonfb ? There was some option benh proposed
> > on d-ppc, which sounds like your problem. Does it work in offb mode ? what
>
> I tried with offb but I got the same result. Where is this option
> proposed by Ben?
don't remember, look on the debian-powerpc list, HIGH_FREQUENCY or something
such, not sure. It was in the past month, i think.
> > about with an external monitor ?
>
> I don't have one and I can't test (afaik the output should be driven
> from the drivers differently from the regular display)
>
> BTW, isi there a way to install your experimental xorg packages
> without removing the stock one? Maybe a chroot and a X server
> initialised on another console? (Using a chroot would be the last
> thing to try for me...)
Nope, but they work without a glitch, if you run sid, just install them. They
are candidate for unstable anyway, and not some wildly experimental thingy, it
is just that 6.9 has not yet been released, and David Nusinow plans to move to
the modular tree (7.0) directly.
Friendly,
Sven Luther
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