On Wed, 2003-05-28 at 21:18, Vox wrote: > On September 1993 plus 3556 days Albert E. Whale wrote: > > > Vox wrote: > > > >>On September 1993 plus 3556 days Albert E. Whale wrote: > >> > >> > >>>I am installing 9.1 on an existing system, similar issues encountered on > >>>the 8.2 installation (weren't these resolved yet?). > >>> > >>>Anyway the mdkkdm installation issue I get, and reconfigured it for kde. > >>> > >>>My problems are: > >>> > >>>1. Installer did NOT recognize the S3 Video Controller (is this a BAD > >>>Video Card?). > >>> > >> > >> S3= Sucks...only thing worse in my experience is Trident...those > >> things suck planets through capillary straws.
One point ... in Tridents favor.. they are the only one who does VESA compliance IN hardware not software. Made our life so much easier in my previous life doing video conferencing. > >> > > Thanks, that MAY Explain a little on my frustration. I'll get another > > Video card to replace it. > > I like NVidia cards...matrox is good...probably ATI, if their driver > is good (I wouldn't bet on it, based on their history). I'm trying now to write up how I got DRI working on my Radeon Mobility chipset... Note ATI has been very co-operative in giving info out. But the XFree people have been very slow in using this info. ati.2 rpm + gatos is the starting point. > > > This however does not explain the KDE Desktop Issue, any other > > sugestions? > > No clue about that at all...haven't touched KDE in many years. KDE + SuperKaramba finally got me away from ICEwm. (say goodby to kicker.) > > Vox
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