I had the very same problems with versions 5-7. I would end up tweaking the Xorg config file each time I upgraded. That was not the case in the latest Jaunty 9.04 it installed without a hitch and my graphics chip is the ATI mobility 900. I started by trying Ubuntu 9.04 and than 8.04, then 7.04, which finally work. And I spent 1 day to install 7.04, upgrade to 8.04 then to 9.04, which still doesn't work. If you haven't tried the latest release I'd suggest that you download it and give it a try again. As another option Yellow Dog Linux, based on Fedora, is compiled for ppc, Sony Playstation (it has the motorola ppc processor) may work for you I went through this. People suggest yellow dog linux for me. I opt for openSUSE for its wide coverage of package repository because I am a demanding user that uses 20 software tools for my work (although none of
Steven Didier wrote: them are software development tools) and i hate to mess with the trouble of installing software outside package repository because my old experience told me it could be a blackwhole sucks in time. YDL offer a very narrow package repository. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-ppc+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-ppc+help@opensuse.org