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  1. 09-08-2010 #1
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    VGA on powerpc

    Can I use plain VGA text consoles on PowerPC? Does it depend on the hardware?
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    It should not be a problem. Standard VGA consoles are kind of default for most systems. What kind of PPC system are you running? An Apple? or IBM?
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    Just remember, Semper Gumbi - always be flexible!
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    I've read that Apple kinda does it's own thing and doesn't follow standards. I forget where.

    I'm using an Apple G5 iMac (the iSight rev. C). I am using the framebuffer provided by the radeon driver with kernel modesetting, which is slow. I don't know if this gets in the way of using VGA also.
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    you should be able to use xf86-video-radeon with DRI enabled
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