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1.5GHz Mac Mini G4 Graphical Issues on MacOS 9 and Linux GUI

EmNem543

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I got a Mac Mini 1.5GHz G4 and it officially supports Mac OS X Tiger and Leopard. I installed the patched version of OS9 and it is unusable at any resolution above 1280 x 1024 (It has weird graphical problems). Under OS X, everything works as expected. under Linux I also have issues. When in solely the terminal (no GUI at all), it works fine and I run it at 1080p60. but when I try to run X-server and start a DE it shows the splash screen and freezes instantly. I've tried it with Gnome, Mate, LXDE LXQT, KDE, and Xfce4. I don't know what the problem is. https://everymac.com/systems/apple/mac_mini/specs/mac_mini_g4_1.5.html this is the exact model I have, any help is appreciated.
 
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