Video Problems Continue...

[Derick Centeno]

It seems, Mr. Rosser, that you were doubly blessed by the noodly 
appendage.  Congratulations I'm sure are in order from your 
compatriots.

If they had been willing, I'm sure they could have informed you what is 
well known ... laptops, notebooks and that class of portable computers 
only can use the cards that are built into them.  Computer software 
designers assume and the logic within Linux programs assume that if a 
selection is made for a video card or any other device, it physically 
exists first and is attached or part of the system which the kernel can 
communicate with.

Regardless of what his royal noodleness preaches, prefers or wishes ... 
selecting a different option of video card within KDE (or any other 
user interface desktop environment) will not make that version of your 
selection magically appear within your portable regardless what 
incantations or mantras or prayers or whatever it is you say to his 
noodleness, or otherwise offer or do for him.

Again, this is why we can't help you.  You are not only using an Old 
World machine, the principles and expectations you are operating with 
and which you stated as attempting to employ do not exist in this 
universe.  You may have to request an immediate relocation procedure 
from his noodleness.

May you have a pleasant voyage....

On Aug 30, 2005, at 9:04 AM, Eric Dunbar wrote:

> It is an Old World machine. As for the rest of your issues... sorry, 
> can't help.
>
> Eric.
>
> On 8/29/05, yellowdoghelp at mac.com <yellowdoghelp at mac.com> wrote:
>> Okay..
>>
>>   I have a Powerbook G3, manufactured in 1998 (Walstreet, PDQ). Is 
>> this a new world or a old world machine?
>>
>> Next... When I boot into linux i ger squiggily vertical lines going 
>> down my screen. When I add kernel arguments it only seems to get much 
>> worse. Video is perfect in KDE though. The video=ofonly does not 
>> work, only locks up my system.
>>
>> Last... In KDE when I go into monitors and settings and when I try to 
>> change my video card setting from Rage 64 to the Rage LT Pro, I click 
>> okay and exit kde and re-enter. The video card is still listed as the 
>> ATI Rage 64. Why can't I change this...
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Brian P. Rosser
>> May you forever be touched by His noodly appendage...  
>> www.venganza.org