PPC: X-Konfiguration Fails During Installation

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Applies to

SuSE Linux PowerPC: Version 7.3
XFree86: Versions since 4.0

Symptom

The automatic Xserver configuration with yast2 fails during installation. In case of a 1024x768 color resolution the Xserver's manual configuration is limited to an 8 bit colour depth.

Cause

The automatically calculated modelines for higher colour depth are beyond the monitor's specifications.

Solution

First, select during the installation:

 Text mode only - no graphical interface

and then complete the installation. After the system reboots, log in as root and start sax2 with:

 sax2 -af  
Thus the file /etc/X11/XF86Config will be created. Edit this file with your favourite editor and at

 Section "Screen"
set the entry:

  DefaultDepth
to your requested colour depth. The available colour depth can be found under the Depth entries, SubSection "Display", e.g:

  SubSection "Display"
    Depth      15

Keywords: PPC, POWERPC, APPLE, MAC, MACINTOSH, X

Categories: Power PC

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