Re: [expert] SUCCESS believe it or not
Gil Baron W0MN wrote: > > Did you ever try the frame buffer X server ??? Since your card is > > fairly recent, it should work (it only needs a card with a VESA 2.x > > BIOS) > > and it would give you access to all video modes supported by the > > card's > > BIOS (you'd have the resolution but not the acceleration AFAIK). > > How do I do that? > TIA RTFM :-) Please read the XFree86 doc either that was installed on your system, or at http://www.xfree86.org For XFree86 version 3.x the X server to use is XF86_FB for framebuffer This has been there a long time as one way to support any video chipset which doesn't have (yet...) a specific driver. It only requires that you have a VESA BIOS 2.x or more (it uses VESA BIOS extensions to find hardware setup parameters) and allows you to support all modes supported by your card's BIOS, but _without_ any hardware acceleration. -- Jean-Louis Debert[EMAIL PROTECTED] 74 Annemasse France old Linux fan
RE: [expert] SUCCESS believe it or not
> -Original Message- > From: Jean-Louis Debert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2000 12:35 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [expert] SUCCESS believe it or not > > > Gil Baron W0MN wrote: > > > > My nightmare may be coming to and end. > > I did a reinstall of Version 7.0 and then an upgrade to version > 7.1. The X > > comes up now and I have a 640 x 480 system. The network works > also, on the > > cable modem too! > > Did you ever try the frame buffer X server ??? Since your card is > fairly recent, it should work (it only needs a card with a VESA 2.x > BIOS) > and it would give you access to all video modes supported by the > card's > BIOS (you'd have the resolution but not the acceleration AFAIK). How do I do that? TIA > > > > My other system VOODOO BANSHEE is supported in version 7 but fails in > > > version 7.1. GO figure. > > I repeat, I also have a Voodoo Banshee and I had no problem whatsoever > when installing 7.1. So it must be something specific to your system. > Did you activate VGA IRQ in your BIOS ? > > > > -- > Jean-Louis Debert[EMAIL PROTECTED] > 74 Annemasse France > old Linux fan >
Re: [expert] SUCCESS believe it or not
Gil Baron W0MN wrote: > > My nightmare may be coming to and end. > I did a reinstall of Version 7.0 and then an upgrade to version 7.1. The X > comes up now and I have a 640 x 480 system. The network works also, on the > cable modem too! Did you ever try the frame buffer X server ??? Since your card is fairly recent, it should work (it only needs a card with a VESA 2.x BIOS) and it would give you access to all video modes supported by the card's BIOS (you'd have the resolution but not the acceleration AFAIK). > > My other system VOODOO BANSHEE is supported in version 7 but fails in > > version 7.1. GO figure. I repeat, I also have a Voodoo Banshee and I had no problem whatsoever when installing 7.1. So it must be something specific to your system. Did you activate VGA IRQ in your BIOS ? -- Jean-Louis Debert[EMAIL PROTECTED] 74 Annemasse France old Linux fan
