Newbie Mac On Linux problem

magnetic mol-general@lists.maconlinux.org
Fri, 06 Jun 2003 06:13:23 -0400


If anyone can help me I would appreciate it.

> I'm having a problem with Mac ON linux
> 
> When I go to launch molvconfig it thrashes my desktop and when I hit ctrl
> alt f2 to get to shell the screen is all garbled with chunky blocks....
> and I have to reboot..
> 
> When I type : startmol -a --cdboot
> 
> I get:
> Kernal: Runnning in POwerPC G3 mode, 176mb RAM
> Timebase: 25mhz BUs 100mhz Clock 601mhz
> Using ps/2 mouse on Dev/psaux
> Error opening frame buffer device 'devfbo0'
> Video driver(s)
> No video modes at all were found. exiting.
> 
> :(
> 
> So. It looks like the kernal module is running but the video drivers are
> bad. Can someone help please? I am so close to getting it working. I'm
> doing a demonsttration of the Peg at an Amiga user group meeting and want
> to wow them with MacOS, Linux, and MOS.
> 
> 
> Please help
> magnetic
> 

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Pegasos PPC Workstation G3@600mhz
Dual Boot Debian Linux PPC/MorphOS 1.3
256 ECC Reg. Ram
Voodoo 3000 AGP grafx
Catweasel MK3 
Symbios Logic 825 UWSCSI controller

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