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[Phill Whiteside <PhillW@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Can you good people now concentrate on getting the PPC-FAQ area updated?
That will be the required area for the release notes. Don't forget, Lubuntu
are now in charge.... make a good job, else I'll be filing complaints! :D

Regards,

Phill.

On 8 October 2012 04:17, Greg Faith <gregfaith@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 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
>>
>> Regards
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 10/08/2012 03:43 AM, Greg Faith wrote:
>>
>> Crap typed too fast
>>
>> "live video=radeonfb:1024x786-32@60" command that works for me
>>
>> On Sun, Oct 7, 2012 at 7:40 PM, Greg Faith <gregfaith@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>> 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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