Wallstreet Install . . . HELP!

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Quoting Brian Alston <balston@nosaltnetwork.com>:

> Hello All
> 
> 	Has anybody been able to get YDL to properly install on a PowerBook 
> Wallstreet? I have a PowerBook Wallstreet 233MHz with a 12.1" display. I
> 
> have YDL v2.3 that I am trying to install. I set the BootX kernel 
> arguments field to "video=atyfb:vmode:10" and I get the text mode 
> looking great. It is when I try to start up a GUI that's when everything
> 
> goes away. I can see my screen but just barely. It is as if the contrast
> 
> is completely gone and the display looks totally washed out. I got YDL
> 
> to install all the way. Everything works great, including the GUI, but I
> 
> just can't see anything. When I boot back into OS 9 my display looks 
> great. It is just when I try to go into a Linux GUI that I have 
> problems. I think I may just need some contrast control but my contrast
> 
> button doesn't do anything in Linux. I have tried other options (like 
> the force video mode) but it just won't work.
> 
> 	If anybody can offer any suggestions, I would very much appreciate 
> the help.
> 

Brian,

Try 

video=atyfb:vmode:14 

Thats, what I used on my Wallstreet when installing
Yellowdog 2.3 and it worked fine.

hth

Ken

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