video kernel argument BootX ATI RagePro PCI

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> Date: Wed, 29 May 2002 20:52:37 -0500
> To: yellowdog-general@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
> From: Alan Somers <somersam@attbi.com>
> Subject: Re: video kernel argument BootX ATI RagePro PCI
> Reply-To: yellowdog-general@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
> 
> >Date: Wed, 29 May 2002 15:49:43 -0400 (EDT)
> >From: Michael Hamlin <hamlin@pa.msu.edu>
> >To: yellow dog general list <yellowdog-general@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com>
> >Subject: video kernel argument BootX ATI RagePro PCI
> >Reply-To: yellowdog-general@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
> >
> >Howdy.
> >
> >I installed YDL 2.2 and it works on my old-world PowerComputing
> >machine.  With the monitor connected to the built-in video,
> >I leave "No Video Driver" unchecked in BootX and
> >the kernel has no problem establishing the platinumfb device
> >for video display; console and X both work fine.
> >
> >In the boot sequence I see the PCI ATI NexusGA video card is
> >also detected.
> >
> >Now I connect monitor to the ATI NexusGA PCI video card, and boot
> >Linux with no other changes.. the display is not established,
> >even the console is just garbage.  I tried booting with the kernel
> >argument "video=atyfb"  (without quotes) but had the same result
> >If I boot with "No Video Driver" checked everything works fine, of course,
> >just slow!  even slower than the built-in platinumfb device.
> >
> >How do I get the kernel to use my PCI video card instead of the
> >built-in video ?
> >
> >michael
> >
> >PS the yellow-dog mailing list archive NEEDS a search engine!
> 
> I'm not sure, but I think we're stuck with unaccelerated video until 
> the 2.4 Mach64 kernel drivers get fixed (if ever).  I have almost the 
> same configuration as you: G3-accelerated PowerCenter with an ATI 
> XClaim VR Pro graphics card and I, too, have to set "No Video 
> Driver", as well as "Use MacOS video settings" (don't think that's 
> the exact text of the option, but I think you know what I'm talking 
> about), to get any video in YDL 2.2.  Even using the 2.2 kernel, I am 
> unable to get any acceleration.  I'm just glad this machine is used 
> primarily as a server so it doesn't impact my usage very much (I do 
> run MOL, which is *really* slow graphically, to serve up my HFS and 
> HFS+ volumes).

I was just reading my post and realized that I may have embedded the
solution to your problem in my response.  Try going to the options
dialog in BootX and checking the "Use MacOS video settings".  Leave
"No video driver" checked also.  You'll be locked into the resolution
and depth of the MacOS system the last time you booted into Linux, but
you should at least be able to see your video.  If you want to change
your video settings, you'll have to boot into MacOS from BootX, change
the resolution and/or color depth, and then boot up again into Linux.