Installation agony

[Brogan Ross]

Yeah it should be in /etc/X11    and it's either called XF86Config or 
XFree86.conf
here's a link to the place that I found this from:

http://www.yellowdog-board.com/viewtopic.php?t=222&highlight=emac+working

good luck with the rest of it





Robert Nuzum wrote:

> Thanks for the suggestion. Do you know where this file is located.  
> I'm somewhat naive and
>
> I can't seem to find it in my system. I have a working kde via fink 
> with bells and whistles but I thought I'd try YDL.
> Thanks again,
> B
> On Apr 24, 2005, at 2:58 PM, Brogan Ross wrote:
>
>> I had the same problem installing YDL on my eMac.  Not on an external 
>> but anywho.  The file that you want to get to in order to change the 
>> refresh rate is in /etc/x11/ it'll either be XFree86.conf, or for 
>> some reason mine is XF86Config.
>> I don't really know about the partitioning but I believe that you 
>> have to use Disk Druid to partition the drive, not Disk Utility.  And 
>> I don't know but I believe you have to use yaboot in order to dual 
>> boot YDL and OS X.
>> Hopefully at least you can get your screen working.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Robert Nuzum wrote:
>>
>>> I  have an eMac with an external firewire drive. I am trying to 
>>> install ydl on this hard drive. When installing graphically I get 
>>> the documented error "no  screens found" and a parse error on line 
>>> 71 of /tmp/xF86 configtest. I have read some suggestions but cannot 
>>> find this file to change the refresh rate. When I try to install in 
>>> text mode I  run up  against the hell of disk partitioning which 
>>> fails on automatic and also  using disk druid according to the 
>>> manual. I previously partitioned the disk using Disk Utility into 
>>> two partitions and reinstalled osx on the second partitions as 
>>> suggested in the manual. I  tried to create a osx boot sector and it 
>>> won't succeed with Disk Druid.
>>> Any help would be greatly appreciated. I don't have the purchased 
>>> support.
>>> Thanks, Bob
>>>
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