Thanks,
Bryant
From: "Franki" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: RE: [newbie] Radeon 9000, xwindows and Mandrake 9.0 Date: Fri, 8 Nov 2002 09:22:27 +0800
if worse comes to worse, you can configure X to use framebuffer until
drivers become available..
I have had to do that several times in the past with IBM machines with
onboard video.
rgds
Frank
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[mailto:newbie-owner@;linux-mandrake.com]On Behalf Of Marty McFly
Sent: Friday, 8 November 2002 7:26 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [newbie] Radeon 9000, xwindows and Mandrake 9.0
I just installed Mandrake 9.0 on my computer, which has a Radeon 9000 agp
card in it. During the install, when the installer came to the point of
configuring the video settings, that process failed with some error message,
something like "invalid configuration". I tried to select "Radeon" several
times, all with the same effect. (One would think I'd learn that if a
computer does something one way once, most likely it will do it the same way
again.)
I ended up clicking through that process, thinking it was configuring the
usage of "vesa" video. When Mandrake boots it boots just fine up until it
tries to start xwindows, and that process exits, so no xwindows.
I tried running xf86config. That said something like "there is a correct
configuration, but there is information missing in the xf86PciInfo.h file"
I checked the ATI site, and couldn't find any driver for the 9000 cards.
Only 8500 and below.
Anyway, I'm wondering if:
1. Radeon 9000 cards work with Mandrake
2. Do I need to reinstall (run through the installation process again),
or is there some configuration I can do in the text files? or just wait for
a while
My computer (just put together):
Asus KT400 mb
Athlon 1.667 Ghz
Radeon 9000 agp card
Thanks,
Bryant
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