login screen, it gets all wonky

[anumulasuresh]

Anyone try installing the deadmoo image on a Dell Dimension 2400? It's an

 

Intel Celeron D 2.4GHz processor, Intel 845GV chipset, and Integrated Intel

 

Extreme 3D Graphics (82845G).

 

After much wrangling, I got the image bootable, but as soon as it gets to

 

the login screen, it gets all wonky. The graphics are all but

 

indecipherable. It drops to some sort of greyscale halftoning. I can barely

 

make out the icons well enough to open System Preferences, then Display

 

properties. I BELIEVE it says it's in 800×600 at 256-color mode, but I

 

can't read the text well enough to swear to it. The mouse cursor disappears

 

as soon as I click on one of the settings, only to be brought back by

 

clicking on the menu at the top of the screen. Near as I can tell, it

 

doesn't believe any other video modes are available, and I can't find any

 

place to see what video hardware it thinks it's using. It's by far the most

 

frustrating computing experience I've ever had! When I started in safe mode

 

(-x), the initial greyscale apple screen comes up fine, but as soon as it

 

brings up the login screen it's all FUBAR'd again.

 

Since it seems to be designed with low-end hardware in mind (845 chipset,

 

Celeron D), I'd think it would be able to handle the integrated graphics,

 

too. Anyone have any insight?