[lubuntu-users] lubuntu 14.04 ppc - graphics problem

[marc]

 <farinet at ...> writes:

> 
> Finally i got the ppc live-cd to work: But the graphics are heavvily
> messed up. Some windows - network manager e.g. - seems transparent and
> empty. Moving the windows is slow etc. And the cpu is working all time
> at 100% (therefore the fan is on and loud too!).
> 
> I'm sure that's related to the video driver. Is there a setting i could
> put in to yaboot "on the fly" to hopefully correct/stabilize the
> display. The graphic card of the machine is a RV350/M10 (i think that's
> the same like a Radeon960/M10)
> 
> Moreover, during the boot, i noticed there is a problem with the
> broadcom driver but i couldn't read the msg exactly. In any case
> something like: kernel modules for broadcom legacy ar missing.
> 
> TIA for any pointer.
> 

this is my solution, modify the xorg.conf.


Section "Screen"
	Identifier "Screen0"	
	Device "Radeon9200"
	DefaultDepth 16
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier    "Radeon 9600"
    Driver        "radeon"
    BusID        "PCI:0:16:0"
    Option        "AGPMode" "1"
    Option        "GARTSize" "16"
    Option        "AccelMethod" "EXA"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier    "Configured Monitor"
    Option        "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
    Identifier    "Default Layout"
    Screen        "Screen0"
EndSection

Section "DRI"
    Mode 0666
EndSection

Section "Extensions"
    Option        "Composite" "Enable"
EndSection