Powerbook G4 12 " display is low res and faint

Dear Gurus of such things,
My Powerbook G4 12" display goes into some kind of low res and faint display after restarting. After days of this, it will suddenly become high res and clear again, for no reason that I can tell. It also recovers after my Powerbook has been connected to a projector.
Is there some way to fix this poor display after restarting without connecting it to a projector?
Thanks Scotianova

Why not ask Applecare to replace the whole laptop ?
by the way,is your MBP a Core or Core 2 Duo?
I am currently using a Core 2 Duo MBP, it's working well(except for a defective battery )but i am happy with it.

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I am so beaten down by these constant problems with my MBP. Looks like I'm going in for a third repair, again, with multiple problems. And again, not all problems will warrant their even looking at them all.
For instance, they didn't give my crooked fitting battery as much as a glance last repair, because the screen was the main issue.
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Model Name:
Mac Pro
Model Identifier:
MacPro3,1
Processor Name:
Quad-Core Intel Xeon
Processor Speed:
2.8 GHz
Number of Processors:
2
Total Number of Cores:
8
L2 Cache (per Processor):
12 MB
Memory:
10 GB
Bus Speed:
1.6 GHz
Boot ROM Version:
MP31.006C.B05
SMC Version (system):
1.25f4
Serial Number (system):
G8******XYL
Hardware UUID:
3788545A-3724-5E17-9AAE-4D8BE4417BCB
NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT:
Chipset Model:    NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
Type:    GPU
Bus:    PCIe
Slot:    Slot-1
PCIe Lane Width:    x16
VRAM (Total):    512 MB
Vendor:    NVIDIA (0x10de)
Device ID:    0x0602
Revision ID:    0x00a2
ROM Revision:    3233
Displays:
Cinema HD:
Display Type:    LCD
Resolution:    1920 x 1200
Pixel Depth:    32-Bit Color (ARGB8888)
Display Serial Number:    2A8311JSXMN
Main Display:    Yes
Mirror:    Off
Online:    Yes
Rotation:    Supported
Apple Cinema HD Display:
Display Type:    LCD
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Pixel Depth:    32-Bit Color (ARGB8888)
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I'm trying to get my console to display correctly at 1080p; trying to do so through GRUB was always an absolute nightmare.
The console displays fine with nouveau, but nouveau causes the infamous pink line bug, which is simply too irritating to ignore; nouveau is not an option.
In the past, my console has run at low res and incorrect scale with nvidia, but I've ignored the problem since I prefer to use a virtual terminal in X.
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Output of "pacman -Qi nvidia"
Name : nvidia
Version : 343.36-2
Description : NVIDIA drivers for linux
Architecture : x86_64
URL : http://www.nvidia.com/
Licenses : custom
Groups : None
Provides : None
Depends On : linux>=3.17 linux<3.18 nvidia-libgl nvidia-utils=343.36
Optional Deps : None
Required By : None
Optional For : None
Conflicts With : None
Replaces : None
Installed Size : 5.30 MiB
Packager : Felix Yan <[email protected]>
Build Date : Thu 11 Dec 2014 08:32:19 AM CST
Install Date : Fri 12 Dec 2014 12:10:32 AM CST
Install Reason : Explicitly installed
Install Script : Yes
Validated By : Signature
Output "cat /boot/grub/grub.cfg"
# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE
# It is automatically generated by grub-mkconfig using templates
# from /etc/grub.d and settings from /etc/default/grub
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
insmod part_gpt
insmod part_msdos
if [ -s $prefix/grubenv ]; then
load_env
fi
if [ "${next_entry}" ] ; then
set default="${next_entry}"
set next_entry=
save_env next_entry
set boot_once=true
else
set default="0"
fi
if [ x"${feature_menuentry_id}" = xy ]; then
menuentry_id_option="--id"
else
menuentry_id_option=""
fi
export menuentry_id_option
if [ "${prev_saved_entry}" ]; then
set saved_entry="${prev_saved_entry}"
save_env saved_entry
set prev_saved_entry=
save_env prev_saved_entry
set boot_once=true
fi
function savedefault {
if [ -z "${boot_once}" ]; then
saved_entry="${chosen}"
save_env saved_entry
fi
function load_video {
if [ x$feature_all_video_module = xy ]; then
insmod all_video
else
insmod efi_gop
insmod efi_uga
insmod ieee1275_fb
insmod vbe
insmod vga
insmod video_bochs
insmod video_cirrus
fi
set menu_color_normal=green/black
set menu_color_highlight=black/green
if [ x$feature_default_font_path = xy ] ; then
font=unicode
else
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='hd0,msdos1'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,msdos1 --hint-efi=hd0,msdos1 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,msdos1 337acc84-0300-43b1-b426-79391d39e898
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 337acc84-0300-43b1-b426-79391d39e898
fi
font="/usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2"
fi
if loadfont $font ; then
set gfxmode=auto
load_video
insmod gfxterm
set locale_dir=$prefix/locale
set lang=en_US
insmod gettext
fi
terminal_input console
terminal_output gfxterm
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='hd0,msdos1'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,msdos1 --hint-efi=hd0,msdos1 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,msdos1 337acc84-0300-43b1-b426-79391d39e898
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 337acc84-0300-43b1-b426-79391d39e898
fi
insmod png
background_image -m stretch /boot/grub/archgrub.png
if [ x$feature_timeout_style = xy ] ; then
set timeout_style=menu
set timeout=5
# Fallback normal timeout code in case the timeout_style feature is
# unavailable.
else
set timeout=5
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
menuentry 'Arch Linux' --class arch --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-simple-337acc84-0300-43b1-b426-79391d39e898' {
load_video
insmod gzio
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='hd0,msdos1'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,msdos1 --hint-efi=hd0,msdos1 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,msdos1 337acc84-0300-43b1-b426-79391d39e898
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 337acc84-0300-43b1-b426-79391d39e898
fi
echo 'Loading Linux linux ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-linux root=UUID=337acc84-0300-43b1-b426-79391d39e898 rw quiet
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initramfs-linux.img
submenu 'Advanced options for Arch Linux' $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-advanced-337acc84-0300-43b1-b426-79391d39e898' {
menuentry 'Arch Linux, with Linux linux' --class arch --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-linux-advanced-337acc84-0300-43b1-b426-79391d39e898' {
load_video
insmod gzio
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='hd0,msdos1'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,msdos1 --hint-efi=hd0,msdos1 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,msdos1 337acc84-0300-43b1-b426-79391d39e898
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 337acc84-0300-43b1-b426-79391d39e898
fi
echo 'Loading Linux linux ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-linux root=UUID=337acc84-0300-43b1-b426-79391d39e898 rw quiet
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initramfs-linux.img
menuentry 'Arch Linux, with Linux linux (fallback initramfs)' --class arch --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-linux-fallback-337acc84-0300-43b1-b426-79391d39e898' {
load_video
insmod gzio
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='hd0,msdos1'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,msdos1 --hint-efi=hd0,msdos1 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,msdos1 337acc84-0300-43b1-b426-79391d39e898
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 337acc84-0300-43b1-b426-79391d39e898
fi
echo 'Loading Linux linux ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-linux root=UUID=337acc84-0300-43b1-b426-79391d39e898 rw quiet
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initramfs-linux-fallback.img
### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###
### END /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
### END /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###
# This file provides an easy way to add custom menu entries. Simply type the
# menu entries you want to add after this comment. Be careful not to change
# the 'exec tail' line above.
### END /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/41_custom ###
if [ -f ${config_directory}/custom.cfg ]; then
source ${config_directory}/custom.cfg
elif [ -z "${config_directory}" -a -f $prefix/custom.cfg ]; then
source $prefix/custom.cfg;
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/41_custom ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/60_memtest86+ ###
### END /etc/grub.d/60_memtest86+ ###
Output "cat /usr/lib/modprobe.d/uvesafb.conf"
Video mode is set as "1920x1080-32".
# This file sets the parameters for uvesafb module.
# The following format should be used:
# options uvesafb mode=<xres>x<yres>[-<bpp>][@<refresh>] scroll=<ywrap|ypan|redraw> ...
# For more details see:
# http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=blob;f=Documentation/fb/uvesafb.txt
options uvesafb mode_option=1920x1080-32 scroll=ywrap
This file is mirrored in /etc/modprobe.d/uvesafb.conf.
Running "diff /usr/lib/modprobe.d/uvesafb.conf /etc/modprobe.d/uvesafb.conf" returns no output.
Output of "cat /sys/class/graphics/fb0/virtual_size" is solely "1920,1080".
---edit---
Output of "cat /etc/default/grub" in case it's helpful.
GRUB_DEFAULT=0
GRUB_TIMEOUT=5
GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR="Arch"
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet"
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=""
# Preload both GPT and MBR modules so that they are not missed
GRUB_PRELOAD_MODULES="part_gpt part_msdos"
# Uncomment to enable Hidden Menu, and optionally hide the timeout count
#GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT=5
#GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT_QUIET=true
# Uncomment to use basic console
GRUB_TERMINAL_INPUT=console
# Uncomment to disable graphical terminal
#GRUB_TERMINAL_OUTPUT=console
# The resolution used on graphical terminal
# note that you can use only modes which your graphic card supports via VBE
# you can see them in real GRUB with the command `vbeinfo'
GRUB_GFXMODE=auto
# Uncomment to allow the kernel use the same resolution used by grub
#GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX=keep
# Uncomment if you want GRUB to pass to the Linux kernel the old parameter
# format "root=/dev/xxx" instead of "root=/dev/disk/by-uuid/xxx"
#GRUB_DISABLE_LINUX_UUID=true
# Uncomment to disable generation of recovery mode menu entries
GRUB_DISABLE_RECOVERY=true
# Uncomment and set to the desired menu colors. Used by normal and wallpaper
# modes only. Entries specified as foreground/background.
GRUB_COLOR_NORMAL="green/black"
GRUB_COLOR_HIGHLIGHT="black/green"
# Uncomment one of them for the gfx desired, a image background or a gfxtheme
GRUB_BACKGROUND="/boot/grub/archgrub.png"
#GRUB_THEME="/path/to/gfxtheme"
# Uncomment to get a beep at GRUB start
#GRUB_INIT_TUNE="480 440 1"
#GRUB_SAVEDEFAULT="true"
Also, it might help to describe the behaviour more specifically / more in depth...
The rendered part of the console occupies the same space as the GRUB boot menu.
I installed and configured virtualbox a few weeks previously.
I ran "sudo depmod -a" as the wiki / forums indicated it could remedy problems with virtual machines failing to start.
It did fix the virtualbox problem; after reboot, suddenly lightdm *also* initally occupied the same window space as grub.
That was new behaviour. When I logged in to xmonad, the desktop displayed similarly to GRUB.
I hadn't tried fixing it; logging in with root followed by "ps -e | grep X" and "kill -9 <Xpid>" caused X as a whole to start behaving and scaling normally.
I haven't rebooted until attempting to rectify the issue with my console.
The oddity with scaling in lightdm and xmonad still shows up after reboot and is still reparable by killing X.
Killing X doesn't - obviously - have any effect on console scale.
---/edit---
d(-_-)
Last edited by seppukuzushi (2014-12-31 14:01:23)

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This problem also happens when I make a solely slide show movie of images, and then inport into iDVD.
Is this an iDVD or iMovie issue.

Hi K
Yes this is a known problem. Main reason and origin (or most harmful) is:
- in iMovie using Share/Export to iDVD function and then OK the question
on rendering.
IF You done this I'm sorry to say that You most probably has to re do Your
SlideShow. Rendering also destroys the original iMovie movie.
HowTo ?
- Close iMovie when SlideShow is ready.
- Open iDVD and drop the movie icon (with a star on it) into the theme window.
Now iDVD will do the rendering and so much better.
Other origins is:
- kind of photo-files used. I use .jpg photos.
- strangely I think that low free space on the internal hard disk also affects
the end result (should be 25Gb free) if less than 10 or even worse < 5Gb all
kind of strange thing happens.
Yours Bengt W

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