Apple Studio Display (17" LCD) woes...

[Romeyn Prescott]

*sniff*

It works!!!

All I did was append the video= thingy as you detail below and both 
console AND X work!!

WOW!

Insanely happy,
...ROMeyn



At 9:45 AM -0400 5/14/03, Patrick Smith scribbled:
>Romeyn Prescott wrote:
>>  Here's my yaboot.conf:
>>  -----
>>  boot=/dev/hdb9
>>  device=/pci@f2000000/mac-io@17/ata-4@1f000/disk@1:
>>  init-message="Welcome to Yellow Dog Linux!\nHit <TAB> for boot options.\n\n"
>>  partition=11
>>  timeout=30
>>  install=/usr/lib/yaboot/yaboot
>>  magicboot=/usr/lib/yaboot/ofboot
>>  default=linux
>>  image=/boot/vmlinux-2.4.20-8d
>>          label=linux
>>          root=/dev/hdb11
>>          read-only
>>          initrd=/boot/initrd-2.4.20-8d.img
>>          append="hdc=ide-scsi"
>>  defaultos=linux
>>  delay=10
>...
>>  I have an ATI Rage 128 w/16MB RAM, I think...
>
>Same as mine.  Let's double check... when you run this command:
>
>	grep 128 /proc/pci
>
>does the output look like it's describing that card?
>
>
>
>Assuming you do indeed have a Rage 128, try this:
>
>Add the following lines to the end of /etc/yaboot.conf:
>
>image=/boot/vmlinux-2.4.20-8d
>         label=17
>         root=/dev/hdb11
>         read-only
>         initrd=/boot/initrd-2.4.20-8d.img
>         append="hdc=ide-scsi video=aty128fb:1280x1024@60"
>
>Run the command
>
>	ybin
>
>Reboot normally with the 15" still attached; everything should be fine.
>
>Shutdown, attach the 17", and start up the computer.  At the second 
>boot prompt, type
>
>	17
>
>This should get text mode working.  (X is another story.)

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