Ubuntu PowerPC Live CD and eMac

[Will H. Backman]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ubuntu-users-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com [mailto:ubuntu-users-
> bounces at lists.ubuntu.com] On Behalf Of Luca Manganelli
> Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2005 10:47 AM
> To: Ubuntu Help and User Discussions
> Subject: Ubuntu PowerPC Live CD and eMac
> 
> Hi, a my friend has a 700Mhz G4 eMac. The problem is that X server
> doesn't start, I see a blank monitor (blank as powered down). when I
> go to console (CTRL+F1) the monitor turns on and I see console, but I
> cannot see X. Maybe monitor frequencies are wrong? Which are them?
> 
> p.s. the video card is a Nvidia Geforce 400 (I think)
> 

>From the command prompt, try "sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg"
Keep hitting Enter to accept all the defaults.
When you get to the Monitor stuff, you will have 3 options, from Basic
to Advanced.  Choose basic, and choose a monitor resolution like
800x600.

See of that helps.