A friend of mine also just suggestes this too......must be right then!!!!! Thanks.
Will try it ASAP!!!
Eric
Kuraiken wrote:
> Eric Drabwell wrote:
> >
> > Hi all,
> > Had my Linux Mandrake up and running on my Pii but for family reasons
> > need to switch to a box that is using what appears to be a TXProII
> > Motherboard. This has built in Video Card SiS 5597/5598 (according to
> > Windows) and sound card. I dont think that the sound card will be a
> > problem tho. Its running a CyrixMII-300 CPU . I now can not get X
> > happening.....was before.
> >
> > I say "appears to be" above as I do not have any documentation re this
> > computer....only what I can ascertain from the box itself.(Even got down
> > with a light to look inside!) Any clues or thoughts would be
> > appreciated. I have looked thru the Hardware How Tos.....and may have
> > missed something.....
> >
>
> Is it a UMA board? The video ram is siphoned off main/system ram? If the m/b is
> what I think it is, (a TXProII that I used as well) then your x-server should be
> set to SiS 5598. The sound is the ever present and ever irritating SoundPro
> chipset. This one is not supported in Linux as of yet, AFAIK.
>
> Other than that, it should work fine. (I've disabled the video unit though, in
> favour of a better supported Matrox card). I don't think there would be any
> distinguishing markings on it though...but it could well be a PCChips board.
>
> Regards,
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> Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster
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