Re: Blue G3 X server problem


Dan Burcaw (dburcaw@terraplex.com)
Mon, 24 May 1999 16:40:12 -0600 (MDT)


Try changing your resolution in MacOS to say 1024x768 then booting Linux
and setting the resolution to that as well. We have our B&W running higher
then 1024x768 under YDL so I know it's possible

On Mon, 24 May 1999, Ron Thompson wrote:

> Excellent! I got the X server started! Even ran a little Afterstep!
> Now if I could just get another resolution other than 640x480, it may
> actually impress some people here! hehe...
>
> What I did was:
> First thing, I tried what Michael suggested. X was linked to Xwrapper, so I
> changed it to Xpmac, that of course did not resolve my problem, but it
> probably helped with the end result.
> Next, (as what Dan suggested) I checked the ntsysv, and sure enough xfs was
> not checked. So I checked it, and because I was impatient, I went into
> XF86Config and commented the font path out (it was such an odd font path
> anyways), and sure enough, it came up nicely!
> 8-)
> Thanks for all your help, guys! And if anyone has a solution to higher
> resolutions, post it here, I'll be watching!
> -Ron (One happy camper)
>
>

Dan

Terra Soft Solutions, Inc.
 email: dburcaw@yellowdoglinux.com
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