On Monday 26 November 2001 09:36, you wrote:
> I'm sorry for my earlier post about this, I made a mistake.
> The board I'm thinking of buying is an ECS K7S5A, the one with the Sis
> chipset. (not the K7VZA which I already bought for my wife).
>
> Thank you all for your replies. But can I ask again, are there any issues
> using this (and the sis chipset) with Linux?
>
> Again sorry, and thanks.
If it's the SiS 5513/5591 combo DON'T BUY IT!! I did :-(
The SiS 630 and later chipsets are well spoken of. I would jump at them. If
you look at the help on modern kernels (Chipset support) There is an option
or two devoted to the SiS chipsets.
BTW, if there's a SiS 6326 video driver, be aware that X is a bitch to set
up, especially with a large monitor. and overlays don't happen. I'm using
text installs and am proud of the fact I managed to get linux onto my SiS m/b
at all. Mine (5513, 5591, and onboard 6326) is about as bad as they come.
grep -r SiS /usr/src/linux/ makes interesting reading
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Regards,
Declan Moriarty
Applied Researches - Ireland's Foremost Electronic Hardware Genius
A Slightly Serious(TM) Company
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