Subject: Re: X Server
To: Bill Studenmund <wrstuden@zembu.com>
From: Guy Santiglia <robin5153@yahoo.com>
List: port-macppc
Date: 05/25/2000 14:45:36
--- Bill Studenmund <wrstuden@zembu.com> wrote:
> On Wed, 24 May 2000, Guy Santiglia wrote:
>
> > About booting Mac OS to change the resolution: I have a 8600/132.
> > If I make a it a dual boot machine can I set the resolution in Mac OS
> > and reboot into BSD and have that same resolution. If so what kind of
> > minimum Mac OS would I need to do it?
>
> I've never installed MacOS jsut to switch resolutions.. I think you'd need
> a minimum system and just the monitors control panel.
>
> The 8600 might be one of the machines which needs nvramrc magic to get OF
> video to work right. I'm not sure about that.
Who would know more about that? this open firmware is a mystery to me.
I booted from The MacOS 9 CD and it came up in a higher resolution,
then rebooted into BSD and it was still 640x480. :(
Guy
>
> Take care,
>
> Bill
>
__________________________________________________
Do You Yahoo!?
Kick off your party with Yahoo! Invites.
http://invites.yahoo.com/