Installation agony

[Robert Nuzum]

Thanks again, but after long searching with finder, etc, I cannot find  
this file.
Thanks, Bob
On Apr 24, 2005, at 9:50 PM, Brogan Ross wrote:

> 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
>
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> 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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