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| author | Wouter Verhelst <wouter@debian.org> | 2006-06-21 12:25:12 +0000 |
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| committer | Wouter Verhelst <wouter@debian.org> | 2006-06-21 12:25:12 +0000 |
| commit | ab89fc71c1f8fef152c0baab380ba66a1642885b (patch) | |
| tree | 9bcec0d144a6bfdc3c157b14c440e0c8faa0278d /en/preparing | |
| parent | 244fca486582d6c0a43554e36270aff7911949ab (diff) | |
| download | installation-guide-ab89fc71c1f8fef152c0baab380ba66a1642885b.zip | |
Document limitations of certain PowerPC display hardware, such as that
in my PowerMac 8500/150.
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| -rw-r--r-- | en/preparing/pre-install-bios-setup.xml | 13 |
1 files changed, 13 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/en/preparing/pre-install-bios-setup.xml b/en/preparing/pre-install-bios-setup.xml index 6e992c0d7..97d6a9f8b 100644 --- a/en/preparing/pre-install-bios-setup.xml +++ b/en/preparing/pre-install-bios-setup.xml @@ -147,5 +147,18 @@ this is the case please look at <xref linkend="boot-parms"/>. </para> </sect3> + <sect3 arch="powerpc"> + <title>Display visibility on OldWorld Powermacs</title> + <para> +Some OldWorld Powermacs, most notably those with the "control" display +driver but possibly others as well, may not produce a colormap which +reliably results in visible output under Linux when the display is +configured for more than 256 colors. If you are experiencing issues with +your display such that after rebooting, you can sometimes see data on +the monitor, but in other occasions cannot see anything; or if after +booting the screen turns black instead of showing you the installer +interface, try changing your display settings under MacOS to use 256 +colors instead of "thousands" or "millions". +</para> </sect2> </sect1> |