bad vidmode on debian install

[Steven Hanley]

On Tue, Nov 07, 2000 at 03:08:00PM +0100, Olaf Hering wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 08, Steven Hanley wrote:
>
> >
> > All
> >
> > Anyway trying to upgrade form non debian dist to debian (potato) on my
> > 7220/200, as it is old world I used the hfs floppy image. Anyway it boots
> > fine but then the video mode is at a frequency such that no text is clear
> > and it is moving around on the screen a bit (like running X i modes a
> > machine cant handle)
>
> You cant pass a video mode to platinumfb.

it is a Mach 64 video card

> Do you have 834x624 and more than 8 bit color depth? If yes, change the
> resolution or set the color depth to 8 bit.

wouldnt doing this involve the passing of a video=atyfb:vmode:8 or some such
?

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