Linux of any sort on a Beige G3

[ChristTrekker]

For now it defaults to booting into Linux. 800x600 is a bit of a hindrance though.

Hmm...does it not let you change the resolution on the Linux side? I haven't used a monitor on my Linux Macs for a looong time so I don't remember, but on my NetBSD Macs they use whatever resolution is set on the Mac side.

 

[quinterro]

For now it defaults to booting into Linux. 800x600 is a bit of a hindrance though.

Hmm...does it not let you change the resolution on the Linux side? I haven't used a monitor on my Linux Macs for a looong time so I don't remember, but on my NetBSD Macs they use whatever resolution is set on the Mac side.

When that part of the setup came up I chose 1280x1024, 1024x768, 800x600 and 640x480. The 1024x768 and lower resolutions were already selected.

I know the monitor it is connected to can run at 1280x1024 because other computers I have used with it work.

When I try to change the resolution in Debian I get the options of 800x600 and 640x480.

 

[QuadSix50]

It's possible that maybe the default refresh rate selected by the Xorg configuration is too high. Check your xorg.conf file in /etc/X11 and under the "Section 'Monitor'" portion make sure you include the proper horizontal and vertical refresh rates for your monitor.

 

[ChristTrekker]

When that part of the setup came up I chose 1280x1024, 1024x768, 800x600 and 640x480. The 1024x768 and lower resolutions were already selected.
I know the monitor it is connected to can run at 1280x1024 because other computers I have used with it work.

When I try to change the resolution in Debian I get the options of 800x600 and 640x480.

I'm not asking what you tried to set up as options. When the machine initially boots to Mac OS, before starting Linux, what is the resolution? In my (albeit limited) experience, you will get whatever the Mac OS is set to.

If you can actually switch between the 800 and 640 in Linux, that would prove that I don't know what I'm talking about, and you really do have some kind of problem with the conf files or something.

 

[quinterro]

When that part of the setup came up I chose 1280x1024, 1024x768, 800x600 and 640x480. The 1024x768 and lower resolutions were already selected.
I know the monitor it is connected to can run at 1280x1024 because other computers I have used with it work.

When I try to change the resolution in Debian I get the options of 800x600 and 640x480.

I'm not asking what you tried to set up as options. When the machine initially boots to Mac OS, before starting Linux, what is the resolution? In my (albeit limited) experience, you will get whatever the Mac OS is set to.

If you can actually switch between the 800 and 640 in Linux, that would prove that I don't know what I'm talking about, and you really do have some kind of problem with the conf files or something.

Initially it boots at some oddball resolution like 1170x800, then swaps to 800x600 and when it finally gets to the desktop it's 1280x1024.