Newbee question / VGA / Viewsonic E220 ?

[McLeod, Peter (Yuetsu)]

When I did my install the same thing happened (but I have an ATI rage Pro
card with 17" studio display in my g4).  My preference was just to do a safe
text install and then configure the correct video for X (gnome/kde)
afterwards which I then found a yellowdog linux solutions page for.
http://www.yellowdoglinux.com/support/solutions/ydl_general/rage.shtml  I
found out later that to get the install right I could have 
applied the same parameter which had to go in my /etc/yaboot.conf file ...

# yaboot images
image=/boot/vmlinux 
label=linux
root=/dev/hda12 append="video=aty128fb:vmode:20 hdc=ide-scsi" 

That is, before install I could have typed:  install-gui
video=aty128fb:vmode:20 [ENTER].  

Couldn't find any similar help for ViewSonic though and I understand you
have to be careful with display parameters.  What if you try the text
install and then just choose your monitor from the list during install and
let it detect your video card for you?

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Message: 3
Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2002 17:21:40 -0500
From: Jim Robinson <jrobinson@sierra-idt.com>
Organization: Sierra Research, an Integrated Defense Technologies company
To: yellow Dog <yellowdog-general@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com>
Subject: Newbee question
Reply-To: yellowdog-general@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com

Hello List,
I have 2 new G4 800 MHz. Power Mac's on my desk with ViewSonic Model
E220(21 inch VGA) Displays.
They both run OS X fine, but when I boot to the YD2.3 boot disk, I try
to start the graphical install and my display goes blank, and the
display shuts off. I can Ctrl-Alt-F2 and get a shell.
Any Ideas on how to tell the install that I have a VGA on the VGA
connector? Do I need a converter box?
Thanks,
James Robinson