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Installing SuSE Linux on iMac

I’ve been trying to install SuSE Linux on the iMac G3, but I’ve run into a few problems…

I successfully installed the system, but when I boot up or change the monitor settings, the screen starts flashing rapidly and scrolls to the right. Then after a period of time (up to several hours), it goes normal, except that the desktop is about two inches off to the left.

Hopefully this is just because of an outdated video card driver, and can be fixed when I download and install the 79(!) software updates that are available.

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4 Responses to “Installing SuSE Linux on iMac”

  1. Joseph Says:
    June 15th, 2006 at 1:38 pm

    79? Heh. :P

  2. Eamon Says:
    June 15th, 2006 at 1:40 pm

    Yeah. :P

  3. Joseph Says:
    June 15th, 2006 at 1:44 pm

    BTW, what screen dimensions did you select? That could have something to do with it.

  4. Eamon Says:
    June 15th, 2006 at 1:47 pm

    15″ and 4/3. I think it automatically detected my screen dimensions. Oh, and resolution is 1024×768.

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