mac on linux video and console mode

[Jason Blome]

>From: Samuel Rydh <samuel@ibrium.se>
>Reply-To: mol-general@lists.maconlinux.org
>To: mol-general@lists.maconlinux.org
>CC: jblome@hotmail.com
>Subject: Re: mac on linux video and console mode
>Date: Sat, 2 Nov 2002 00:27:11 +0100
>
>On Fri, Nov 01, 2002 at 06:19:44PM -0500, Jason Blome wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> >  I just installed yellow dog 2.3 and mac-on-linux 0.9.65 on my new
> > powerbook G4 and so far I'm really happy with the results.  Mac-on-linux
> > seems to work fine in full-screen mode, but the window that pops up on 
>the
> > linux desktop displays the message "This video mode might be unsupported 
>by
> > the X-driver, Press space to switch to console mode."  So when I press
> > space, I get the full screen mol and it runs fine, but I would really 
>like
> > to have mol within a window on my linux desktop like I have seen in so 
>many
> > screenshots.  Thanks in advance for any advice you might have.
> >
>This happens because the depth of the X-server is different than
>the depth MacOS is using. If you change the depth in MacOS,
>then mol-in-a-window will work.
>
>Note than changing the depth in /etc/mol/molrc.video has very little
>effect (basically, it only affects the startup splash).
>
>/Samuel

You wouldn't happen to have any good suggestions for these settings on a G4 
powerbook?  I've been trying to find some that work, but haven't had much 
luck.

Thanks,
Jason

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