Fwd: Re: ppc g4 128mb video card

Tue May 18 17:53:01 2004

Thanks Rouven

Tried that also- was better but still had the problem. The unit/monitor
is going back tommorow under warranty anyway so I will see how it all
goes when it comes back with a "hopefully" better one. Otherwise it
seems like a frequency issue...

chris

On Tue, 2004-05-18 at 08:36, Rouven Obst wrote:
> Hello Chris,
> 
> i had some similar problems (a flickering line vertically on the left of my
> display) when i tried to run ydl 3.0 on my pb g3 wallstreet (13" with ATI
> RAGE LT IC) with million of coulours. only thousands of colours do work.
> maybe a hint for you, instead of a expensive replacement. good luck.
> 
> besides, a question: does anybody now why i can not enable the 3D
>  Acceleration in the checkbox (Display-control-menu, advanced) together with
>  the my choosen cideo controller, ATI Rage LT? Although the video-controller
>  should support 3D according to the manuals.
> 
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> From: Chris Burnham <ccburnham@speakeasy.net>
> Subject: Re: ppc g4 128mb video card
> Date: Mon, 17 May 2004 12:55:57 -0400
> To: yellowdog-general@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
> Reply-To: yellowdog-general@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
> 
> Hello Krischan,
> 
> Thanks for the response. I have already set up the XF86Config in with
> the fbdev drivers. It still has the same problem. I'm really starting
> to think it might be a display issue. As I mentioned there was a small
> scratch when I bought it a few days ago. I am worried something could
> have been damaged within the display and is really only noticed when in
> Linux.  It only a a small area the snowy lines, near the scratch. I wil
> get it replaced before I continue to tinker I think.
> 
> Thanks, and again if anyone is having similar problems I would be
> curious to hear them-
> 
> Chris
> 
> On May 16, 2004, at 3:04 PM, Krischan wrote:
> > Hi Chistopher,
> >
> > since you dont see any oddities under OSX it is most likely just a
> > setting thing. Try this:
> >
> > edit yout /etc/X11/XF86Config file as root and add
> >
> > 'Option       "UseFBDev" "true"'
> >
> > in the 'Section "Device"'. Maybe that helps. You can also run
> > 'Xautoconfig' and see if anything has changed.
> >
> > Good luck
> >
> > Krischan
> >
> > On Sat, 15 May 2004 14:41:58 -0400
> >
> > "Christopher C. Burnham" <ccburnham@speakeasy.net> wrote:
> >> Hoping I can get a little consensus-
> >> very recently purchased a ppc g4 128mb video (ati mobile radeon 9700)
> >> through apple direct and soon installed ydl 3.0.1 which installed
> >> fine. I picked the Generic OF Compatiple Monitor w/fbdev
> >> Seems to want the Titanium 15 monitor (2003) version
> >>
> >> It seems to work except for these faint little snowy lines going
> >> horizontal across the screen. They only appear in about a third into
> >> the screen from the right, top to bottom.
> >>
> >> I don't see this at all when in OSX...
> >>
> >> Everything seems set correctly (1280x854, thousands of colors etc...)
> >>
> >> Now, as I noticed this I also noticed a tiny little scratch in the
> >> lower part of the screen, maybe 2-3 mm in length, in the same area as
> >> these snowy lines. (annoying)
> >>
> >> My question is this, does anyone else experience this sort of video
> >> behavior with these new graphics cards? Better ideas on configuration?
> >> or would getting my screen replaced under an Apple warranty hopefully
> >> fix the problem? I kind of want to replace the screen anyway because
> >> two days new and noticing that little scratch is a bit upsetting...
> >>
> >> Thanks
> >> cb
> >
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