On Saturday 25 November 2006 16:30, Chris Bannister wrote: > On Wed, Nov 22, 2006 at 02:23:53PM +0530, Amit Joshi wrote: > > On Tuesday 21 November 2006 21:56, Raffaele Morelli wrote: > > <trimmed> > > > > > mhhh... I don't have a "Savage Video Cards" section, I am compiling > > > from 2.6.8 sources, should I use newer ones?.. but still asking myself > > > why it worked.. > > > going crazy with this! > > > > Yep. You need to upgrade. The 2.6.8 Kernel doesn't support this Video > > Card. I am using the 2.6.17-2 kernel now. Works fine. > > > > I had tried the 2.4 Sarge Kernel. (don't remember the exact version > > number though). The 2.4 kernel used to work fine. Maybe this explains why > > everything was working fine previously. > > But the 2.6.8 kernel (The unstable kernel on the Sarge CD) doesn't > > support the "savage" module. > > Just installed Sarge (3.1r1 CD's) with 2.6.8 kernel on a machine with > that video card and the savage driver worked. The s3 driver would NOT > work. >
Oh...its good to see that it has worked with you. I had a lotta trouble with the 2.6.8 Kernel on Debian Sarge 3.1r0 and that video card. Well..but here I am a bit confused. The 2.6.8 kernel doesn't even have the module required for this video card. I wonder how could you do that when its not there! The 2.6.8 has the PROSavage module, which I tried with this video card, but it did not work. You sure you are using the exact same card as the OP? PS: When the Kernel itself doesn't support something, I guess we have to simply switch over to a newer kernel version. (or if the earlier kernel versions had it, then probably downgrade) But I don't think it is possible when the kernel doesn't support something, external modules can be added to it, and that specific thing can be made to work. Correct me if I am wrong. -- Regards, Amit. Remember fellas, what we do in life echoes in eternity! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]