Re: Request for Testing of Installer X Configuration on PPC

[John Reiser <jreiser BitWagon com>]

> Hi.  I've got an ISO for quick testing of anaconda's X configuration

> The iso is located at http://people.redhat.com/~katzj/mac-x-test.iso.

Didn't work; monitor says "FREQUENCY OVER RANGE", then blanks forever.
No response in attempt to switch virtual console via Ctrl-Alt-F2;
only recovery is Ctrl-Alt-Del to reboot [or, power cycle the box.]
Does work with  boot: linux video=ofonly  (a trick learned from Ubuntu 5.04.)

Hardware: Apple Macintosh mini (1.2GHz G4 PowerPC, 512MB RAM, ATI
Radeon 9200 (RV280)) with ViewSonic A50 CRT monitor (HorizSync 30.0 - 56.0,
VertRefresh 50.0 - 120.0.)  Under FC4t2, xrandr says 1024x768 @70Hz;
Xorg.0.log says
-----
(--) RADEON(0): Virtual size is 1024x768 (pitch 1024)
(**) RADEON(0): *Default mode "1024x768": 75.0 MHz, 56.5 kHz, 70.1 Hz
(II) RADEON(0): Modeline "1024x768"   75.00  1024 1048 1184 1328  768 771 777 806 -hsync -vsync
-----

In detail: boot from CD-ROM, gets black screen with small white text
(looks like 5x8 character cell, 2 rasters between text lines):
-----
Welcome!
Hit <TAB> for boot options.


Welcome to yaboot version 1.3.12
Enter "help" to get some basic usage information
boot: _
-----
Typing <Enter> goes to "Please wait, loading kernel...",
then some text screens and flashes of less than 1 second each,
then the monitor detects FREQUENCY OVER RANGE and goes black.
The CD stops spinning after 20 or 30 seconds, and there is no
response to keyboard except reboot via Ctrl-Alt-DEL.

Booting with "linux video=ofonly" goes to usual FC4 text boot:
looks like 800x600 VGA console with TUX the penguin on the first
few lines, then scrolling text for the remainder of the screen.
Then "Welcome to Fedora Core" on blue background, with "CD Found"
character-cell dialog box.  Running Media Check does not work
because there is no checksum on the CD.  Eventually I get to
the graphical installer screens, and stop.

--