On Thu, Jul 13, 2000 at 03:01:31PM +0200, Adam Sjøgren wrote: > Hi! > > > I just installed Debian on my shining new iBook - as soon as I > (re)discovered the initrd=-option, the install went smooooooth. > > I've only got one major outstanding issue: > > I can only start X with 8-bit colourdepth, and the virtual screen is > automatically sized 800x5222 (or there about). > > I've set the vyres with fbset to 600, and I've put "virtual 800 600" > in the XF86Config, but I still get this very, very tall virtual > screen. > > Changing the depth with fbset doesn't make X accept anything but 8-bit > colourdepth. > > (I'm using benh's 2.2.17pre9-ben1 kernel).
The frame buffer wasn't working correctly for me with this kernel. It works now with benh's 2.2.17pre10-ben2. However, I can't change the color depth with fbset : it says I don't have enough video ram (I tried 16, 24 and 32 bpp). Specifying video=atyfb:800x600-32 in yaboot prompt didn't work either. And the X server is unuseable : the display turns all white. It only works (unaccelerated) with the OF frame buffer. Is there a solution for this ? Olivier -- Preserve Wildlife! Throw a party today!
