[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Case in point. I just installed 9.0 on my brand new Asus L2400D laptop. > Problem is, even though the SIS 630 Video card is detected, the default (and > all subsequent tested combinations) configuration is totaly unacceptable as > the screen res is too low. There is an error when I try to go to a higher > screen res/color depth so my only remaining option (in Mandrake) is to leave > it at 800x600 and the lowest possible color depth which I can't recall off the > top of my head. > [...] > Thinking this was unacceptable, I loaded up Knoppix (just to try a few > theories I had) and copied the Xfree config files Knoppix had created to my > hard drive. Once I rebooted into Mandrake, I renamed out the Mandrake config > files as .orig and put in the Knoppix ones. I restarted X to find a gorgeous > screen with great resolution and color depth. Now admittedly, this is at a > default of 1024x768 but I'll take a functional default over every option (that > doesn't work) in the book.
- SiS630 is quite badly handled by XFree86, and there do exist a lot of weird SiS630 working differently. No way to handle them really nicely using the "sis" driver. - Knoppix does a worse-is-better configuration on this, using the "vesa" driver which is plain not acceptable for most users (no 2d acceleration) - I do agree that Knoppix did a real nice job with the auto-detection & auto-configuration. I don't remember if I had a look at the hardware database they're using. I'll do one day... => I really don't think drakx auto-configuration of X is bad compared to others ;p
