Graphical interface can't boot

Yukimi Daifuku yellowdog-newbie@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
Mon, 10 May 2004 22:14:07 +0200


it now launches graphically but the colors are like 16 and i can see=20
pretty nothing more than yellow and blue.
I can access in the menu a display config, but what to choose then?
I want to be sure because i tried a change and then it was impossible=20
again to boot graphically

thanks everyone for the help, it'll end up working well



Le 10 mai 04, =E0 02:29, Mark Russell a =E9crit :

>
> On May 9, 2004, at 6:09 PM, Yukimi Daifuku wrote:
>
>> Hello everyone. I'm quite a noob with linux but i've already searched=20=

>> the web a lot before asking. After having
>> installed YDL 3.01 on my iBook G4 800/12", it tells me the GUI cannot=20=

>> start, i need to enter a root password for it to try with a=20
>> 'standard' config.
>> I did and still it doesn't work, so i typed in root "Xautoconfig=20
>> --fbdev", hoping it would solve the problem, it created a file=20
>> somewhere but after restarting the machine, still, it fails. my card=20=

>> is an ATI radeon mobility 9200 32Mb.
>> Before installing, I took care to format my HD in 1 partition in=20
>> "free space" mode, like i was told to do by many websites.
>>
>> Thanks a lot for your help everyone
>
> instead of typing Xautoconfig --fbdev,
>
> try typing Xautoconfig --safe
>
> then startx
>
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