yellowdog-newbie digest, Vol 1 #133 - 5 msgs

Wed, 14 Aug 2002 19:19:23 +0100

do you want some more?

they are all really much the same (yes i do not smile anymore)
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>    1. Installing YDL2.3 over 2.2 (Christopher Moss)
>    2. <no subject> (Colin Ward)
>    3. Video Problem (John K. Winiger)
>    4. Re: Video Problem (Russell T. Brunet)
>    5. Cannot continue installation... (Chad Zoellner)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2002 19:30:00 -0300
> Subject: Installing YDL2.3 over 2.2
> From: Christopher Moss <chris@drmoss.ca>
> To: yellowdog-newbie@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
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> Is this possible, keeping the user information, or is it only possible
> to install by erasing the root partition and reinstalling the system? If
> the latter, is there a faq somewhere on backing up my home directory,
> say to a firewire disk?
>
> Chris
>
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> Message: 2
> Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2002 23:48:42 +0100
> Subject: <no subject>
> From: Colin Ward <cj.ward@btclick.com>
> To: <yellowdog-newbie@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com>
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> Subject: Apple Color Plus 14'' Monitor
>
> I can't seem to get the YDL 2.3 installer CDs to correctly display the old
> Apple Color Plus 14'' Monitor (ca 1994) that I am using. Is there anything
> that I can do to correct this?
>
> I am installing on =A0a 400mhz AGP Graphics G4 with the stock ATI Rage Pro
> card and an Adaptec 29160 PCI card.
>
> Thanks
>
> Skarpheden
>
>
> I'm having the same sort of problem with a 500mhz AGP, but with a basic
> 15inc apple LCD studio disply. I can get x in 16bit with the stock ATI
rage
> pre, but I also have a 32MB PCI Radion mac edition. Getting that to work
is
> another thing, I can only get ugly  bit, and its very fuzzy. It seems PCI
> cards are difficult to set up, I've been looking for a XFree86congig-4
that
> will work for a long time now, but still can't get it right.
> Better get back to your problem, try the text install option, and use the
> stock AGP ATI card, you should at least get 16bit color, and I'm sure I've
> seen an option for your monitor when trying to get mine set up, I've
looked
> at those options enough times.
> COlin
>
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> Message: 3
> Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2002 18:52:10 -0400
> From: "John K. Winiger" <winiger@optonline.net>
> Subject: Video Problem
> To: yellowdog-newbie@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
> Reply-To: yellowdog-newbie@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
>
> HI all..
>
> I have a Mac 9500 with video built into the system board and am
> using a Sony Multiscan 17sf for my monitor. I did the basic yellow dog
> install and selected the Sony 17sf2 as the monitor (best match) and
> selected 1024x768 as the default resolution. Problem is that when I
> startx I only get 640x480. I am un able to change to a higher resolution
> and all attempts to run xf86cfg or what have you result in "unable to
> load card database". I have tried all I can think of and hope someone
> has seen this before and can help!
>
> Thanks
> John-
>
>
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> Message: 4
> Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2002 16:52:35 -0700
> To: yellowdog-newbie@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
> From: "Russell T. Brunet" <brunet@mac.com>
> Subject: Re: Video Problem
> Reply-To: yellowdog-newbie@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
>
> This solved my video problems (somewhat):
>
> as root, run xconfigurator, select manual and choose the values that you
> think your video card and monitor will support. I had to use 16 bit color
> to get my setup to work.
>
> Good luck,
>
> Russell
>
> >HI all..
> >
> > I have a Mac 9500 with video built into the system board and am
> >using a Sony Multiscan 17sf for my monitor. I did the basic yellow dog
> >install and selected the Sony 17sf2 as the monitor (best match) and
> >selected 1024x768 as the default resolution. Problem is that when I
> >startx I only get 640x480. I am un able to change to a higher resolution
> >and all attempts to run xf86cfg or what have you result in "unable to
> >load card database". I have tried all I can think of and hope someone
> >has seen this before and can help!
> >
> >Thanks
> >John-
> >
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> Message: 5
> Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2002 00:24:47 -0700
> Subject: Cannot continue installation...
> From: Chad Zoellner <chadz@tt123.com>
> To: <yellowdog-newbie@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com>
> Reply-To: yellowdog-newbie@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
>
> G3 400 AGP DVD No OS just trying to load YDL the installer boots fine from
> the CD into a text interface/no graphic. After selecting the keyboard type
> it asks to specify the CD-Rom "LOCAL cd/dvd", since this is what I have,
> "OK" it then says it is unable to mount it, though the drive does spin up
> for a split second.
>
> So far I have tried the workarounds prev. posted -- hdc=ide-scsi and vice
> versa. The first will get it past the cd check but it tells me I have more
> than one cd drive and if it fails to mount to place the disk into the
other
> drive.  I have only one drive. And it always fails. I am stuck. I have
tried
> to work through the custom install but since I am still learning all this
I
> keep mangling the mount points.
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
>
>
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