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[Lars Noodén <lars.nooden@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 10/12/2013 10:07 PM, Lars Noodén wrote:
> On 10/11/2013 06:19 PM, Phill Whiteside wrote:
>> @PPC can you email up any changes you need to manually add at boot time so
>> that we have the current fixes noted in our release notes.
> 
> The alternate installs ok except for one small error (1153972).
> 
> However, once installed it is missing a key configuration in Yaboot.  In
> order to get usable graphics, Yaboot must get passed these options:
> 
> 	Linux video=radeonfb:...
> 
> where ... is something like 1280x854-32@60 or whatever is appropriate
> for that machine.  I'll have to test my notes about the work-around, I
> think it means editing yaboot.conf and adding the radeonfb option and
> then running ybin.
> 
> regards,
> /Lars
> 

The installed system will boot with usable graphics if /etc/yaboot.conf
is edited so that the line for "append" contains the option
"video=radeonfb:..." in the entry for "vmlinux"   Then run "ybin -v" and
reboot.

regards,
/Lars