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[Phill Whiteside <PhillW@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I'm thinking the revised theme is not being picked up, but I'm minded to
wait until Raphael has gotten the theme completely re-written before
raising a bug. Annoying it is for all concerned, but he's working as fast
as he can.

Regards,

Phill.

On 6 March 2012 17:21, Paul Gorski <paul@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Phill
>
> I'm still having problems on G4's with very dark/no text or very
> dark/faint text installer screens with the desktop isos.
> In addition to my eMac G4 (dark screen no text), iBook G4 (dark screen
> faint text), I've also had problems with a PowerMac G4 1.2GHz, external
> monitor, dark screen, very faint text.  But in all cases the install seems
> to proceed if I can find a way of making the text visible.
>
>
>
>  Sincerely,
> Paul Gorski
>
>
>  -----Original Message-----
> From: Phill Whiteside <PhillW@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: Paul Gorski <paul@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: uhtlmk <uhtlmk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; lubuntu-qa <
> lubuntu-qa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tue, Mar 6, 2012 10:52 am
> Subject: Re: [Lubuntu-qa] Mac G3 testing - desktop .iso
>
>  Thanks,
>
>  certainly for now, a good set of instructions using the alternate for G3
> may be prefferable to hacking the LiveCD, such set of notes can be posted
> to the wiki area with a release note letting people know where to find it?
>
>  But, I'll let you guys continue testing and find the least painful
> route. In the menatime I will flag up again at tomorrows main QA meeting
> that G3's are a problem 'per-se' with the exiting ubiquity installation for
> all the ppc LiveCDs. Options seem to be that Ubiquity 'learns' that it is
> doing a G3 install and adjusts accordingly or a G3 variant is created. I
> fear we may run out of time for 12.04 it would depend if Colin Watson has
> the time to look into the possibility.
>
>  Regards,
>
>  Phill.
>
> On 6 March 2012 16:43, Paul Gorski <paul@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Yes, lighdm and not gdm, but my point being we shouldn't have to do this
>> manual entry. (And that this has been a known problem for a while.)
>> The original note applies to "hacking" the live CD install.
>> We'd just as well tell folks to use the alternate and modify the
>> xorg.conf file.
>>
>>  What I do know is that there is a "fglrx error, module not found" when
>> booting from the live CD on an iMac G3.
>> Also, there is a frame buffer erro
>> Most of the xorg.conf custom settings include: Option FBDev "false".
>>
>>  live video=ofonly  and live video live video=ofonly no splash, do not
>> avoid these problems.
>>
>>  One, I'd like prevent the system from trying to load "fglrx" and two
>> I'd like to disable the FBDev.
>> It seems that by default FBDev is "on" or "true" for PowerPC, and this
>> may cause a problem with the ATI Graphics in the iMac G3.
>>
>>  I have found some information that I am testing, and should be done
>> testing tomorrow.
>> Instead video=ofonly, changing some other video attributes.
>>
>>  I'll keep you posted.
>>
>>
>>
>> Sincerely,
>> Paul Gorski
>>
>>
>>  -----Original Message-----
>> From: Phill Whiteside <PhillW@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: UH <uhtlmk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Cc: Paul Gorski <paul@xxxxxxxxxxx>; lubuntu-qa <
>> lubuntu-qa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Tue, Mar 6, 2012 6:12 am
>> Subject: Re: [Lubuntu-qa] Mac G3 testing - desktop .iso
>>
>>   Inthe case of lubuntu, it most likely is lighdm and not gdm. You good
>> people with the kit can tell us and we can ensure any instructions are
>> updated
>>
>>  Regards,
>>
>>  Phill.
>>
>>  On 6 March 2012 07:45, UH <uhtlmk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> Shouldn't that be lightdm in place of gmd?
>>>
>>> >> > . . .Use sudo killall -HUP gdm instead
>>>
>>
>>
>>
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