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[Greg Faith <gregfaith@xxxxxxxxx>]

There are also a few NVIDIA graphic cards that are more of a problem than
our ATI radeon graphics. Their problem would not be address with some
radeon fix, and like I said if the radeonfb is removed I am afraid my G4
will not work under KMS. So there are multiple problems it appears to me
and no Silver Bullet Magic,
Greg nm_geo


On Sun, Oct 7, 2012 at 8:07 PM, Arild <arild.lindseth@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>  Why is the graphics card/xorg/kernel bug that difficult to find a
> solution for? A stupid question perhaps, but I am merely an interested
> amateur and when I google it seem to have been similar issues with nearly
> all the Ubuntu ppc launches in the past (..several at least). Hopefully
> there is a good and easy enough solution for it to occur anytime soon. live
> video=radeonfb:1024x786-32@60 is the only workaround which have resulted
> in a bootable CD on my G4
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> Regards
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> On 10/08/2012 03:43 AM, Greg Faith wrote:
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> Crap typed too fast
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> "live video=radeonfb:1024x786-32@60" command that works for me
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> On Sun, Oct 7, 2012 at 7:40 PM, Greg Faith <gregfaith@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>> I must say I have to agree with Colin.  In my case I am fairly sure if he
>> or someone removes the radeonfb my old PowerBook will not boot to a
>> workable live session.  I base that on trying the kernel command line "live
>> video=ofonly", which gives me a great graphic plymouth, but stalls
>> everytime before the live session starts.
>>
>> I personally will continue to test using the command line "live
>> video=1024x786-32@60" which works for me, and I will add to my tests
>> what command line I used, but I will not *fail* the test if i can get a
>> live working session with decent graphics and complete the installation.
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>> I understand that having to make kernel command is not the desired
>> process , but as i remember before Beta2 and a few days after,  we had to
>> make nomodeset or remove splash on the 12.10 amd64 iso to get a live
>> session if we had nVidia graphics.
>>
>> Basically what I am saying is if I can get a live session working and
>> make an install IT GETS A PASS.
>> I will annotate the qa-tracker and let the wiki dudes know what worked
>> for me.
>>
>> By the way Ron I read your email, and built a dd'ed USB and tested the
>> current daily live 20121007.
>>
>> 'live" or no command freezes in light blue screen with reboot required
>> "live video=ofonly" plymouth scrolling stops and freezes
>> "live video=1024x786-32@60" works here gets decent graphics and a live
>> session with (installablity)
>>
>> Greg nm_geo
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