Re: PowerBook G4 has video problems when booted
Shawn,
If you're using yaboot, you can edit /etc/yaboot.conf to append something
like "video=radeonfb" or "video=atyfb" to your boot arguments. read the man
page (could be man 5 yaboot.conf on Ubuntu?) Three warnings apply:
(i) make a backup. after editing, run ` ybin -t ' to test your new config,
then run ` ybin ' to actually make the change if everything works out fine.
(ii) you're more likely to get help on this list if you install debian,
because ubuntu is NOT debian
(iii) you're much more likely to get help that works if you install debian,
because although Ubuntu is based on debian, it is NOT debian. Some features
appear similar in the same way that English appears similar to Swedish.
Blindly using advice intended for a debian system might break an Ubuntu system.
Peter.
Mr. Shawn H. Corey wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have a PowerBook G4 Titanium running Ubuntu 8.04 LTS. When I reboot
> it it doesn't always set the graphics mode correctly. The yaboot starts
> and I can read the text but when it switches to graphics, I get a
> speculated dark blue screen. The computer (otherwise) seems to boot
> properly, at least, it makes all the correct sounds.
>
> Does anyone have an idea to the cause of this?
>
>
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