Stock 7500 won't boot 3.0

[gladiool]

Well what i don't understand is why in mac os i can have resolutions above
1024 time 768, but in
YDL it won't let me..

tim




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Clinton MacDonald" <clint.macdonald@sbcglobal.net>
To: <yellowdog-newbie@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2003 5:16 PM
Subject: Re: Stock 7500 won't boot 3.0


> Mr. Dunbar:
>
> On Tuesday, October 14, 2003, at 08:26  AM, Lee Dunbar wrote:
>
> > 1] I clicked your instructions link:
> > "PAGE NOT FOUND"
> > Your link leads to
> > http://www.yellowdoglinux.com/support/installation/ydl3.0_guide-
> > single.pdf, I can access it only by navigating to the file, the error
> > above was from me directly clicking your link to the same location.
>
> Sorry about that.
>
> > 2] No, CPU upgrades will not be considered until after I actually get
> > Linux running on the box; published compatibility claims are not
> > requiring such CPUs. Speed of the PC is not an issue: I'm trying to
> > gain PPC platform experience without breaking the bank.
>
> That is entirely up to you. Like most modern GUIs, Linux relies a lot
> on processor speed for drawing windows, loading applications, and so
> on. However, Linux is better for this than most operating systems, in
> that it has more options for disabling unnecessary cruft, has
> lower-impact alternative window managers, and always has the command
> line to fall back on.
>
> I was serious about needing a larger monitor, however. Most of the
> Linux (KDE/Gnome) dialog boxes, control panels, and many application
> windows are hard coded at sizes larger than 640 x 480. However, as Tim
> ("gladiool") points out, you might not be able to run video at sizes
> much larger than 800 x 600 with the built-in video on the 7500 -- you
> probably have either 2 or 4 MB of video RAM and no graphics card,
> according to the Mactracker database:
>
> <http://www.mactracker.ca/>
>
> Good luck!
>
> Best wishes,
> Clint
>
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> net>
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