Get a decent video card and sound card! I had a motherboard with the SiS
M530 and ProSound built in. Although I had 8 megs of video memory it would
only let me run in 1024x768x8bit or 800x600x16bit modes and the sound just
wouldn't work right. I 'stole' my son's old Opti chipset motherboard with
Matrox Mystic 4Meg video and SBAwe32 sound and I have sound and run
1024x768x32M !
jimmyv
----- Original Message -----
From: W. Sanford May <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Newbie Linux Mandrake <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 1999 2:28 PM
Subject: [newbie] X Video Problems
> I'm trying to get X running on my home-brewed AMDK6-2 system. Motherboard
> is a SiS M598 with built-in 8MB AGP 2D/3D accelerator and built-in audio.
>
> Linux Mandrake 6.0 installs fine. I tried using one of the SiS video
> adapter types and just a got a mess in X. Switched to SVGA server,
> configured for 1024x768, and I'm getting an X display but it's "squished"
> (for lack of a better word). It seems like the resolution switch after
> startx is causing problems with the monitor. It's an old Apple Multiple
> Scan multi-sync monitor with a PC-style cable adapter. I believe it's the
> 1705 (Shadow Mask tube, definitely not the Trinitron that was in the
> Multiple Scan 17).
>
> Anyway, the Apple Spec database lists 1024x768 as a supported Macintosh
> resolution, but only lists 800x600 as max resolution for EVGA. Could this
> be the problem? Should I configure for 800x600 only? However, 1024x768
> works just find in Windows 98.
>
> Also, is there an X server that directly supports the video chipset on the
> SiS M598 motherboard? Lastly, should I expect the built-in audio on the
> board to work, or is it a lost cause?
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> sanford
>
>
