[SOLVED]Almost there...

Wed Mar 8 03:34:30 UTC 2006

So I've completed the install (after having to run a 'sudo apt-get update'
command and then the 'sudo apt-get install xubuntu-desktop' again), and then
rebooted my system (for good measure), then logged myself in and ran a 'sudo
xserver' command, which didn't.  So then I ran the command 'sudo
startxfce4'; the system booted -- great.  But not without the problem I've
seen oh-so-often: the multiple screen.  This time, the displayed is
duplicated only once, one stretched-out desktop image on top of the other.

Does anyone know what I need to do to set this right?  I recall a particular
string added to my miboot/xboot settings; the one I've used in the past (for
my CLI-only Ubuntu install) doesn't work for Xubuntu.  (That was the string
I found on the Ubuntu Breezy OldWorld Macs wiki:

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Installation/OldWorldMacs

That is,

 video=atyfb:vmode:14,cmode:8,mclk:71

a string which -- again -- works great for keeping my CLI Ubuntu in order,
but simply turns my GUI (Xubuntu) into a blank screen (after running the
command 'sudo startxfce4').

Any ideas?  Thanks for your help,

Harold

On 3/7/06, Harold Johnson <harold.johnson at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>  Hello my Xubuntu-lovin' nerdy birds,
>
> It's been months since I fired up my Ubuntu-runnin' Apple Powerbook G3
> (yes, it's an old one -- a Wallstreet II), and today -- after hours of
> stripping down this beautiful machine and installing a new PRAM battery at
> the bottom of the heap -- I'm ready to give Xubuntu another go.  I'd been
> running Ubuntu without a GUI for awhile, partially out of a desire to learn
> the CLI and partially to torture myself, I suppose; now, I'm ready to see if
> I can install Xubuntu without too many hiccups.  (I had some before: read my
> previous email, attached below.)
>
> So I've simply logged in to my Ubuntu system and ran the following
> command: 'sudo apt-get install xubuntu-desktop'.  I must have added the
> correct repositories months ago, because the installation is in progress and
> it looks good so far.  I'll let you know how it goes.
>
> Thanks for developing on this wonderful concept; there are still old
> systems like mine that deserve to be running modern operating systems, and
> some of us cannot afford those new Powerbooks!
>
> Sincerely,
> Nerdy bird Harold
> SomethingThatHappened.com
>
>
>  On 3/7/06, Harold Johnson <harold.johnson at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >  Hello my Xubuntu-lovin' nerdy birds,
> >
> > It's been months since I fired up my Ubuntu-runnin' Apple Powerbook G3
> > (yes, it's an old one -- a Wallstreet II), and today -- after hours of
> > stripping down this beautiful machine and installing a new PRAM battery at
> > the bottom of the heap -- I'm ready to give Xubuntu another go.  I'd been
> > running Ubuntu without a GUI for awhile, partially out of a desire to learn
> > the CLI and partially to torture myself, I suppose; now, I'm ready to see if
> > I can install Xubuntu without too many hiccups.  (I had some before: read my
> > previous email, attached below.)
> >
> > So I've simply logged in to my Ubuntu system and ran the following
> > command: 'sudo apt-get install xubuntu-desktop'.  I must have added the
> > correct repositories months ago, because the installation is in progress and
> > it looks good so far.  I'll let you know how it goes.
> >
> > Thanks for developing on this wonderful concept; there are still old
> > systems like mine that deserve to be running modern operating systems, and
> > some of us cannot afford those new Powerbooks!
> >
> > Sincerely,
> > Nerdy bird Harold
> > SomethingThatHappened.com
> >
> >
> >  On 10/30/05, Harold Johnson <harold.johnson at gmail.com > wrote:
> > >
> > > I'm actually very apprehensive about installing any Xubuntu or any
> > > other X-Windowed system right now; I recently upgraded from Hoary to Breezy
> > > and it set me back about a week.  A big part of my problem had to do with my
> > > installation method; I'm running a very old Mac Powerbook G3 without a
> > > CD-ROM drive and have to go through a strenous process in order to get
> > > Ubuntu (or any operating system) on my machine.  (Basically, I have to
> > > network the computer to another Mac which has a CD-ROM drive.  Yet the other
> > > Mac rarely recognizes any CD inserted to its drive; even when it does
> > > recognize the CD, I don't know it because I don't have a monitor for the
> > > Mac.  So my installation is a long and drawn-out process of reboots and
> > > crossed fingers until a CD image finally appears on my Powerbook's desktop.)
> > >
> > >
> > > After my last installation of Ubuntu Server, I installed Xubuntu (and,
> > > I believe, fluxbox) and after rebooting found I couldn't see...well,
> > > anything.  It seemed to have darkened my display.  I couldn't log in because
> > > I didn't have an IP address (nor the ssh server started), so I eventually
> > > had to go through the installation process again.  Someone in #ubuntu told
> > > me it appeared I had a hardware problem, and maybe they're right - my
> > > hardware is, after all, an older Mac.  Yet Ubuntu Hoary worked just find on
> > > this old Mac, and Breezy appears to be good (without X-windows or any other
> > > GUI).  So I'm currently using the CLI, and I don't mind it (though I'm still
> > > considering going the Xubuntu route once a theme is developed).
> > >
> > > Harold J. Johnson
> > > VoyagerRadio
> > > http://voyagerradio.com
> > >
> > >
> > > On 10/29/05, j Mak <joz_mak at yahoo.ca> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Nothing significant. A stupid oversight on my part.
> > > >
> > > > J. Mak
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --- "Dott. Giovanni Bonenti" < gbonenti at missive.it>
> > > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > j Mak ha scritto:
> > > > > > SOLVED
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > How?
> > > > >
> > > > > Giovanni
> > > > > --
> > > > > Dott. Giovanni Bonenti
> > > > > Ubuntu GNU/Linux  on PIII 600
> > > > > Linux user #209071
> > > > > --
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> > > > > che quelli che
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