Re: [expert] video card
On Sunday 21 Sep 2003 12:20 am, Phil G. wrote: I had the best case scenario - I got a 9200 Radeon, put it in, booted and a text-graphical screen came up to let me configure the video. I only had an option for 8500 - nothing greater is in the list. Works nevertheless. Can you put it on the TWiki, please? On the HardwareCompatibility page. http://mandrake.vmlinuz.ca/bin/view/Main/HardwareCompatibility Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] video card
On Sun, 21 Sep 2003 08:41:06 +0100, Anne Wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Can you put it on the TWiki, please? On the HardwareCompatibility page. http://mandrake.vmlinuz.ca/bin/view/Main/HardwareCompatibility Done Anne -- Using Mandrake Linux 9.1 www.mandrakesoft.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] video card
On Sunday 21 Sep 2003 2:25 pm, Phil G. wrote: On Sun, 21 Sep 2003 08:41:06 +0100, Anne Wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Can you put it on the TWiki, please? On the HardwareCompatibility page. http://mandrake.vmlinuz.ca/bin/view/Main/HardwareCompatibility Done Thanks Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] video card
On Fri, 19 Sep 2003 11:15:17 -0700, James Sparenberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Worst case scenario... it can't boot to X and falls back to a text screen. No problem here. As root # telinit 3 That gets you to the right run level so X doesn't retry a start in the middle of things. # drakxconf This is the tool that will let you reconfigure X (and other things too.) once tested and good. # telinit 5 and you will be back into X just like normal. Best case scenario. When it boots you will get a funny looking screen and need to use Mandrake control center to get back to a normal looking / working screen. I had the best case scenario - I got a 9200 Radeon, put it in, booted and a text-graphical screen came up to let me configure the video. I only had an option for 8500 - nothing greater is in the list. Works nevertheless. My mouse works better, too. All this time I thought it was going out and it turns out it was the video. Phil I anticipate scenario 1 being what you will encounter, either way you won't need to re-install. James -- Using Mandrake Linux 9.1 www.mandrakesoft.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] video card
On Sat, 2003-09-20 at 16:20, Phil G. wrote: On Fri, 19 Sep 2003 11:15:17 -0700, James Sparenberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Worst case scenario... it can't boot to X and falls back to a text screen. No problem here. As root # telinit 3 That gets you to the right run level so X doesn't retry a start in the middle of things. # drakxconf This is the tool that will let you reconfigure X (and other things too.) once tested and good. # telinit 5 and you will be back into X just like normal. Best case scenario. When it boots you will get a funny looking screen and need to use Mandrake control center to get back to a normal looking / working screen. I had the best case scenario - I got a 9200 Radeon, put it in, booted and a text-graphical screen came up to let me configure the video. I only had an option for 8500 - nothing greater is in the list. Works nevertheless. My mouse works better, too. All this time I thought it was going out and it turns out it was the video. Phil I anticipate scenario 1 being what you will encounter, either way you won't need to re-install. James Cool! BTW I'm often amazed how many people put in monster CPU's with minimal ram and a 5 year old video card. You can speed your box up more by upgrading ram and Video than you would ever believe. James Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] video card
On Fri, 2003-09-19 at 09:25, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a video card that appears to have gone out. It's a Radeon 8500 LE w/ 128mb. I'm going to get a new one but want to find out if I will have problems booting if I put in a different brand or different version (7000 or 9000, for example). Thanks for your input, Phil Phil, Worst case scenario... it can't boot to X and falls back to a text screen. No problem here. As root # telinit 3 That gets you to the right run level so X doesn't retry a start in the middle of things. # drakxconf This is the tool that will let you reconfigure X (and other things too.) once tested and good. # telinit 5 and you will be back into X just like normal. Best case scenario. When it boots you will get a funny looking screen and need to use Mandrake control center to get back to a normal looking / working screen. I anticipate scenario 1 being what you will encounter, either way you won't need to re-install. James Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] video card
Thanks much! Phil On Fri, 2003-09-19 at 09:25, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a video card that appears to have gone out. It's a Radeon 8500 LE w/ 128mb. I'm going to get a new one but want to find out if I will have problems booting if I put in a different brand or different version (7000 or 9000, for example). Thanks for your input, Phil Phil, Worst case scenario... it can't boot to X and falls back to a text screen. No problem here. As root # telinit 3 That gets you to the right run level so X doesn't retry a start in the middle of things. # drakxconf This is the tool that will let you reconfigure X (and other things too.) once tested and good. # telinit 5 and you will be back into X just like normal. Best case scenario. When it boots you will get a funny looking screen and need to use Mandrake control center to get back to a normal looking / working screen. I anticipate scenario 1 being what you will encounter, either way you won't need to re-install. James Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] video card recommendations
The only advice I can offer is not to use anyhting that contains an SIS Chipsetthey perform, um, erratically with XFree86. Regards J Narfi Stefansson wrote: Hi everybody. I know this is a frequently asked question on this list, but I have a list of candidates and I would like your recommendations for the best cards, using only free drivers. I have the following cards in mind: Leadtek WinFast A170 TH GeForce 4 MX 420 64MB AGP TV-Out Asus V7100 Pro Pure MX400 64MB AGP Gainward GeForce2 MX400 64MB AGP ATI / Powercolor Radeon 9000 64MB DDR 250MHz TV/DVI ATI Radeon 7500 Dual Head 64MB AGP The radeon 9000 is a budget version, but still more expensive than the others, so that's a minus. My needs are simple, I'm only looking for a card that's good enough and supports AGP 4x, uses free drivers and ... Above all, it musn't ever freeze, including when switching between X and the virtual consoles. I don't do any gaming, so that's really not an issue. It's compatibility with my motherboard, smoothness in 2-D use and stability that count. Thanks, Narfi. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] video card recommendations
On Mon, 16 Dec 2002 16:59:24 -0600 Narfi Stefansson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Leadtek WinFast A170 TH GeForce 4 MX 420 64MB AGP TV-Out Asus V7100 Pro Pure MX400 64MB AGP Gainward GeForce2 MX400 64MB AGP Toss-up, they all use the same chip. None are fully supported unless you use the closed-source nvidia drivers but any should give good 2d performance using the nv driver ATI / Powercolor Radeon 9000 64MB DDR 250MHz TV/DVI Not supported so you would only be able to use the vega driver so it is at this time not worth any extra cost. ATI Radeon 7500 Dual Head 64MB AGP Pass, flaky behavior can vary between systems. Some have no problem others nothing but. Would like to add another suggestion that would be in the lower price range of the cards you listed. ATI Xpert 2000 32mb using Rage 128 chipset. Running it on 2 system with full 3d accel and no problems. There is a problem (freezing when switching back and forth between X and the virtual consoles) with the Rage 128 Mobility cards but not with those used in standard desktops. Charles I am very fond of the company of ladies. I like their beauty, I like their delicacy, I like their vivacity, and I like their silence. -- Samuel Johnson -- Charles A Edwards [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] video card recommendations
Quoting Charles A Edwards [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Mon, 16 Dec 2002 16:59:24 -0600 Narfi Stefansson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Leadtek WinFast A170 TH GeForce 4 MX 420 64MB AGP TV-Out Asus V7100 Pro Pure MX400 64MB AGP Gainward GeForce2 MX400 64MB AGP Toss-up, they all use the same chip. None are fully supported unless you use the closed-source nvidia drivers but any should give good 2d performance using the nv driver ATI / Powercolor Radeon 9000 64MB DDR 250MHz TV/DVI Not supported so you would only be able to use the vega driver so it is at this time not worth any extra cost. ATI Radeon 7500 Dual Head 64MB AGP Pass, flaky behavior can vary between systems. Some have no problem others nothing but. Would like to add another suggestion that would be in the lower price range of the cards you listed. ATI Xpert 2000 32mb using Rage 128 chipset. Running it on 2 system with full 3d accel and no problems. There is a problem (freezing when switching back and forth between X and the virtual consoles) with the Rage 128 Mobility cards but not with those used in standard desktops. Actually, you may have found the winner ... The ATI Xpert 2000 is not compatible with my motherboard since I need an AGP 2.0 card. However, the ATI Xpert 2000 Pro is an AGP 2.0 card, so it runs at 2x/4x and it is also dirt cheap! I have used the XPert 2000 for a couple of years now and it's been very stable for a while (since approx. 8.2) and unless somebody on this list knows the Pro card to be less stable than the regular Xpert 2000, I'll go for the pro :-) Thanks for the good advice, Narfi. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] video card recommendations
On Mon, 2002-12-16 at 17:59, Narfi Stefansson wrote: Hi everybody. I know this is a frequently asked question on this list, but I have a list of candidates and I would like your recommendations for the best cards, using only free drivers. I have the following cards in mind: Leadtek WinFast A170 TH GeForce 4 MX 420 64MB AGP TV-Out Asus V7100 Pro Pure MX400 64MB AGP Gainward GeForce2 MX400 64MB AGP ATI / Powercolor Radeon 9000 64MB DDR 250MHz TV/DVI ATI Radeon 7500 Dual Head 64MB AGP There are more choices out there now than ever before and it IS bewildering. What you need to sort things out is a roundup test of a bunch of boards with chipsets similar to what you are planning on getting. Here is the start of a graphics board roundup exam: http://www6.tomshardware.com/graphic/20020206/geforce4-07.html This gives you some basic specs and sets the stage for the tests. I would read the whole article if I were you. Leadtek and Gainward are good names. The ATI stuff is OK, but people have reported trouble getting the newly released Linux ATI drivers to work with different stuff. Also, the ATI cards have always been a little behind the performance of the Nvidia cards. Throw in the fact that native Linux drivers were not available until recently for the ATI cards and you see why they haven't made much headway. My recommendation, until something changes, is to stick with Nvidia. Now we get down to money vs performance. Since I was unable to find a roundup listing your exact card model numbers, we can just use the Tom's hardware roundup here for some approximations. Quake 3 benches are always a reliable indicator of how a graphics card is going to perform in general: http://www6.tomshardware.com/graphic/20020206/geforce4-12.html Note that the Geforce 440 MX edges out the Radeon 7500 in most benches in this article. This is a good indicator of *approximately* how well the Leadtek would perform in relation to the other cards. Leadtek is not a stranger brand to the tomshardware; they pay attention to the consumers, so you have probably got a winner in the Leadtek choice. If you are looking to spend less money, then I would search for roundup benchmarks comparing the Gainward and Asus MX400 cards, and then decide from there. Gainward and Asus are both very good names. Personally I lean towards Gainward for performance; but I wouldn't bank on that until I saw some numbers. The radeon 9000 is a budget version, but still more expensive than the others, so that's a minus. My needs are simple, I'm only looking for a card that's good enough and supports AGP 4x, uses free drivers and ... Above all, it musn't ever freeze, including when switching between X and the virtual consoles. I don't do any gaming, so that's really not an issue. It's compatibility with my motherboard, smoothness in 2-D use and stability that count. There are alot of people that don't do gaming, however that type of testing is the best comparator for judgement of performance vs price. Business software simply does not stress the hardware. If you wish for a best determining factor of the cards you have presented, then you should examine the benches for the whole story. If you are not concerned necessarily with value, and are mostly concerned with compatibility, then I would examine either the Asus or the Gainward closely. Further, if compatibility is the main issue, I would venture away from the ATI stuff for now. HTH, LX Thanks, Narfi. -- °°° Kernel 2.4.18-6mdk Mandrake Linux 8.2 Enlightenment 0.16.5-11mdkEvolution 1.0.2-5mdk Registered Linux User #268899 http://counter.li.org/ °°° Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] video card recommendations
On Mon, 2002-12-16 at 18:30, Charles A Edwards wrote: On Mon, 16 Dec 2002 16:59:24 -0600 Narfi Stefansson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Leadtek WinFast A170 TH GeForce 4 MX 420 64MB AGP TV-Out Asus V7100 Pro Pure MX400 64MB AGP Gainward GeForce2 MX400 64MB AGP Toss-up, they all use the same chip. These guys are not using the same chipset. While the GeForce 4MX is based on the Geforce 2MX design, they instituted several improvements that distinguish the GF4MX from the latter: Manufactured in TSMC's .15 µ process Chip clock 250 - 300 MHz Memory clock 166 - 550 MHz Memory bandwidth 2,600 - 8,800 MB/s Accuview Anti Aliasing Light Speed Memory Architecture II nView VPE So the Leadtek is distinquishable from the others listed at the top, which are based on the GF2MX. None are fully supported unless you use the closed-source nvidia drivers but any should give good 2d performance using the nv driver LX -- °°° Kernel 2.4.18-6mdk Mandrake Linux 8.2 Enlightenment 0.16.5-11mdkEvolution 1.0.2-5mdk Registered Linux User #268899 http://counter.li.org/ °°° Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Video card help urgent pls,
My suggestion is to install 8.1, set it to not boot into X, then Yeah, for some reason, the install program hang when it run the XFree Test, I have to re-install it, and this time not test; then login . I got the newest driver from the author of the driver and replave it in /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers ...; run Xdrakes, it works. Now my question is, is it 3D accelarated card? If yes, how to configure it, I did not see any thing similar when compiling the kernel, the DRI module, (it has AGP though); I have not run any program using OpenGL yet, not sure if it is ok. Thanks for the response download the newest Xfree packages. These will solve your problems with the driver. Then boot into X and go from there. Nelson On Fri, 2002-01-11 at 16:24, Steve Kieu wrote: Hi, I would like to know if the card S3 ProSavage KM133 is supported by Mandrake and if yes how or which documentation for setting it up; Thanks alot = S.KIEU http://my.yahoo.com.au - My Yahoo! - It's My Yahoo! Get your own! Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com = S.KIEU http://my.yahoo.com.au - My Yahoo! - It's My Yahoo! Get your own! Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Video card help urgent pls,
Yes it is supported. Though it will not work correctly with version 8.1. My suggestion is to install 8.1, set it to not boot into X, then download the newest Xfree packages. These will solve your problems with the driver. Then boot into X and go from there. Nelson On Fri, 2002-01-11 at 16:24, Steve Kieu wrote: Hi, I would like to know if the card S3 ProSavage KM133 is supported by Mandrake and if yes how or which documentation for setting it up; Thanks alot = S.KIEU http://my.yahoo.com.au - My Yahoo! - It's My Yahoo! Get your own! Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] video card memory config?
Thank you Jeff Malka [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux user 183185 - Original Message - From: pgeorges [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, November 19, 2000 12:52 PM Subject: Re: [expert] video card memory config? Jeff Malka a écrit : I'm running Mandrake 7.2 and kde2. In using DrakConf, I noticed that although my video card (Matrox Millenium) has 4 MB of video ram, the config has it set as only 2 MB. I would like to correct this error but can find nowhere in DrakConf utilities to do so. How is this done? Direct change videoram parameter in /etc/X11/XF86Config Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: Subscribe the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" mailing list. Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: Subscribe the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" mailing list.
Re: [expert] video card memory config?
Jeff Malka a écrit : I'm running Mandrake 7.2 and kde2. In using DrakConf, I noticed that although my video card (Matrox Millenium) has 4 MB of video ram, the config has it set as only 2 MB. I would like to correct this error but can find nowhere in DrakConf utilities to do so. How is this done? Direct change videoram parameter in /etc/X11/XF86Config Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: Subscribe the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" mailing list.
Re: [expert] video card memory config?
pgeorges wrote: Jeff Malka a écrit : I'm running Mandrake 7.2 and kde2. In using DrakConf, I noticed that although my video card (Matrox Millenium) has 4 MB of video ram, the config has it set as only 2 MB. I would like to correct this error but can find nowhere in DrakConf utilities to do so. How is this done? Direct change videoram parameter in /etc/X11/XF86Config While we're talking about this, is there a way to configure the addresses of the video ram? Marsden Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: Subscribe the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" mailing list.
Re: [expert] video card help
On Wed, 26 Apr 2000, you wrote: The company I bought the Diamond S3 Trio card from is willing to help. I think it will be best if I stick to a PCI card. I found two 16mb that might work. No box version. Voodoo3/3000. It works out of the box (with the correct X server.) If you want 3d hardware acceleration, you can hand-compile some stuff from the src.rpm and such (Mesa3d and glide drivers) but it works fine with the correct X server RPM installed. John
Re: [expert] video card
Civileme wrote: Everything I have tried with ATI seems to work. Trident does with "noaccel" and other tweaks. Even the infamous SiS6326 seems to work well under Air. Civileme I got my Trident to work with Option "noaccel" and my present SiS6326 with Option "sw_cursor". I tried an Octek 8mb AGP card with an S3 Trio 3D/2X chipset and couldn't get it to work; I took it back. Good luck. -- Dennis Robertson 2/2 Sylvia Street NOOSAVILLE QLD 4566 AUSTRALIA Phone: 61 7 54742343 Mobile: 0419 535539 Fax: Phone for setup.
Re: [expert] video card
Pj wrote: I installed "Air" Power Pack tonight with the help of a L-M guru. We ran into some weird things while trying to install the video card. This guru is a sys adm with several years of *NIX and programming experience and runs the same version on his machines as well as S3Virge video card. When I built this machine I ordered a Diamond S3Virge3D/2D AGP/8MG memory. It is guaranteed to work under Linux, and is the only part I ordered that wasn't a 'boxed' version. The card is installed in the AGP port. We tried three different methods to install it including SuperProbe. We tried different monitor settings including 'custom.' Nothing worked, but I discovered Winblows calls it a S3Inc.Trio 3D/2X. Linux calls it a S3Trio3D/2X PCI. I was told it was a Virge 3D/2D -not 2X- with the S3 chip from Diamond. The CD-ROM I received is a Diamond Speedstar A55. I've seen several threads about video cards and a recent one about SiS chip and I don't mean to confuse the issue but I have a couple of questions. My Tyan 1590 board has the SiS chip. Would this have any effect on the video card? Secondly, what do I have and what should I do about it? My inclination is to send it back and get the correct card. If this isn't what I should use with "Air", what should I order? I do have a AOPEN S3Virge PCI that does run under L-M very nicely, but it only has 2mg memory. All comments will be appreciated. Thanks, Pj [EMAIL PROTECTED] Diamond is probably the WORST of all companies to get any information from to write a driver. I have an old Stealth 2000 which uses the S3 Virge/GX. I have installed successfully with several other cards using that chipset, Not so with the Diamond. Your 1590 board has an SiS Chipset for system resources, like cache management, PCI to ISA Bridge, Bus arbitration, and the like. That is not an SiS Video Chipset, though some newer SiS Chipsets are made with video and audio built-in. This is strictly a problem with Diamond's need to be different and its need to be secretive. Send the board back by all means, and get any Trident or S3 or ATI implementation from someone else. Just make sure it is the retail boxed version. Don't mess with OEM stuff unless you want to learn a LOT in a very short while. Question, though. Dis this board work with Venus? If so, it may be possible to restore operation by secondary means. The secondary means are to go into /etc/X11/XF86Config and remove every modeline that has a resolution you don't want, then to add options to the Devices section like "noaccel" "linear" and so on until you find a combination that works. It is more like plumbing than like science to do it this way, but I have had some startling results with it. (not with the Stealth card, though). Everything I have tried with ATI seems to work. Trident does with "noaccel" and other tweaks. Even the infamous SiS6326 seems to work well under Air. Civileme
Re: [expert] video card
On Sun, 23 Apr 2000, Civileme wrote: Pj wrote: I installed "Air" Power Pack tonight with the help of a L-M guru. We ran into some weird things while trying to install the video card. This guru is a sys adm with several years of *NIX and programming experience and runs the same version on his machines as well as S3Virge video card. When I built this machine I ordered a Diamond S3Virge3D/2D AGP/8MG memory. It is guaranteed to work under Linux, and is the only part I ordered that wasn't a 'boxed' version. The card is installed in the AGP port. We tried three different methods to install it including SuperProbe. We tried different monitor settings including 'custom.' Nothing worked, but I discovered Winblows calls it a S3Inc.Trio 3D/2X. Linux calls it a S3Trio3D/2X PCI. I was told it was a Virge 3D/2D -not 2X- with the S3 chip from Diamond. The CD-ROM I received is a Diamond Speedstar A55. I've seen several threads about video cards and a recent one about SiS chip and I don't mean to confuse the issue but I have a couple of questions. My Tyan 1590 board has the SiS chip. Would this have any effect on the video card? Secondly, what do I have and what should I do about it? My inclination is to send it back and get the correct card. If this isn't what I should use with "Air", what should I order? I do have a AOPEN S3Virge PCI that does run under L-M very nicely, but it only has 2mg memory. All comments will be appreciated. Thanks, Pj [EMAIL PROTECTED] Diamond is probably the WORST of all companies to get any information from to write a driver. I have an old Stealth 2000 which uses the S3 Virge/GX. I have installed successfully with several other cards using that chipset, Not so with the Diamond. Your 1590 board has an SiS Chipset for system resources, like cache management, PCI to ISA Bridge, Bus arbitration, and the like. That is not an SiS Video Chipset, though some newer SiS Chipsets are made with video and audio built-in. This is strictly a problem with Diamond's need to be different and its need to be secretive. Send the board back by all means, and get any Trident or S3 or ATI implementation from someone else. Just make sure it is the retail boxed version. Don't mess with OEM stuff unless you want to learn a LOT in a very short while. Question, though. Dis this board work with Venus? If so, it may be possible to restore operation by secondary means. The secondary means are to go into /etc/X11/XF86Config and remove every modeline that has a resolution you don't want, then to add options to the Devices section like "noaccel" "linear" and so on until you find a combination that works. It is more like plumbing than like science to do it this way, but I have had some startling results with it. (not with the Stealth card, though). Everything I have tried with ATI seems to work. Trident does with "noaccel" and other tweaks. Even the infamous SiS6326 seems to work well under Air. Civileme Happy Easter List, Is there any reason that the /usr/lib/X11/XF86Config.eg file could not be used as a base config and simply add the "noaccel" option and allow some semblence of a working Xwindow ? Obviously some tunning would be necessary to give proper setting for video ram etc. however I would think this should at least allow Xwindow to start. -- Dave Well, O.K. I'll compromise with my principles because of EXISTENTIAL DESPAIR!
Re: [expert] video card
On Sun, 23 Apr 2000, you wrote: I installed "Air" Power Pack tonight with the help of a L-M guru. We ran into some weird things while trying to install the video card. This guru is a sys adm with several years of *NIX and programming experience and runs the same version on his machines as well as S3Virge video card. When I built this machine I ordered a Diamond S3Virge3D/2D AGP/8MG memory. It is guaranteed to work under Linux, and is the only part I ordered that wasn't a 'boxed' version. The card is installed in the AGP port. We tried three different methods to install it including SuperProbe. We tried different monitor settings including 'custom.' Nothing worked, but I discovered Winblows calls it a S3Inc.Trio 3D/2X. Linux calls it a S3Trio3D/2X PCI. I was told it was a Virge 3D/2D -not 2X- with the S3 chip from Diamond. The CD-ROM I received is a Diamond Speedstar A55. AAAR!!! Not the Trio3D again! Sheesh! According to Xfree86.org's website (www.xfree86.org/cardlist.html) the ONLY server that'll work with the Trio3D is the VGA16 server. You do NOT want that, because that (iirc) means you only get 16 colors. This, I think, only applies to the 3.3.x Xfree86. I don't see any "new" documentation on their website for the 4.x version of XFree86 John
Re: [expert] Video Card Setup Help Needed
Thanks so much for your reply. Luckily I was able to get a Riva TNT to work. Despite this, I'm just glad the soundcard ran without tampering. Thanks again. seve -Original Message- From: S. Newhouse [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Monday, January 10, 2000 6:19 AM Subject: [expert] Video Card Setup Help Needed What video card are you trying to use? The only one I have had trouble with is the ATI All in Wonder 128. -sen Matrox, Diamond, n Sevatio Octavio writes: Okay, this is getting ridiculous. Perhaps one of you can give me some insights for this problem. I have a 400PII with an ASUS motherboard trying to run Mdk 6.1. I've taken videocards that work in other systems and tried it in this 400PII/ASUS box and I can't get XFree86 to work with any videocards. Is it possible that some ASUS boards can't work with linux? Or perhaps there are some BIOS settings that I must correct? Seve
Re: [expert] Video Card Setup Help Needed
What video cards (specifically) are you trying to use? I don't think there's any known problems with ASUS motherboards... John - Click here for Free Video!! http://www.gohip.com/freevideo/ - Original Message - From: "Sevatio Octavio" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2000 9:16 PM Subject: [expert] Video Card Setup Help Needed Okay, this is getting ridiculous. Perhaps one of you can give me some insights for this problem. I have a 400PII with an ASUS motherboard trying to run Mdk 6.1. I've taken videocards that work in other systems and tried it in this 400PII/ASUS box and I can't get XFree86 to work with any videocards. Is it possible that some ASUS boards can't work with linux? Or perhaps there are some BIOS settings that I must correct? Seve
Re: [expert] Video card and sound
On Fri, 01 Oct 1999, you wrote: I only started seeing that bug on Mandrake 6.02 with one KDE user the rest are fine. Jeaenette Yeah...it only affects certain implementations of the Virge chipset...for example, my favorite hardware store sold me an AOPEN S3 Virge GX. That one has the problem. They have an S3 Virge GX by another manufacturer and it doesn't. Wierd John
Re: [expert] Video card and sound
Ricardo Kleemann wrote: Hi guys, Can someone suggest a good video card that is well supported by linux? Check the XFree86 website at http://www.xfree86.com for a list of supported cards. On the same note I'm having trouble with sound under mandrake 6.1. I have an Xwave 3000 card, I guess it's not supported, but it claims to be fully soundblaster and soundblaster Pro compatible. It is not seen by linux, though, because it doesnt even show up in /proc/interrupts If you have DOS still available, see if the soundcard has to load compatibility drivers to work in DOS. If it does, you'll probably need to investigate using loadlin to start Linux. Another thing you could check is http://www.opensound.com. They write sound card drivers for Linux and have support for a wider range of cards than supported by the Linux kernel. It's $20 to buy them, but they do have time-limited demos you can download to see if it works for your card. -- Steve Philp "The Internet is like crack Network Administratorfor smart people..." Advance Packaging Corporation --Arsenio Hall [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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At 04:52 PM 10/1/99 -0500, you wrote: pretty much anything by matrox is well supported as well as most s3 stuff . there are alot of others but these seem to work very well for me David I have had real good luck with my ati expert@work agp card an also the all-in-wonder tv card in my other machine jack Jack Malone [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.ballistic.com/~jemalone Luke 4:18-19 "The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to release the oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor." (NIV)
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Thanks John! On Fri, 1 Oct 1999, John Aldrich wrote: On Fri, 01 Oct 1999, you wrote: Hi guys, Can someone suggest a good video card that is well supported by linux? Graphics Blaster TNT. :-) With some downloaded drivers, it's supposed to do 3D acceleration even! :-) Great... and where would I get those drivers? How much video ram does it have? On the same note I'm having trouble with sound under mandrake 6.1. I have an Xwave 3000 card, I guess it's not supported, but it claims to be fully soundblaster and soundblaster Pro compatible. It is not seen by linux, though, because it doesnt even show up in /proc/interrupts Well, then that's your answer. :-) Go out and get a true-blue AWE32 or AWE64 and enjoy! :-) Thanks! Ricardo
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At 06:30 PM 10/1/99 -0500, you wrote: I have had excellent luck with S3 Virge DX video cards. I have run them on everything from Slackware to RH to Caldera to Mandrake, Solaris, SCO UNIXWARE and SOLARIS with no problems. I am also using an S3 Virge MX chip in my laptop and running RH6. Stay away from the S3 Trio AGP a lot of people seem to have trouble with that one. I have never tried an AGP card in Linux yet. Jeanette I have no trouble with my ati xpert@work agp video card in linux it works great. Ricardo Kleemann wrote: Hi guys, Can someone suggest a good video card that is well supported by linux? On the same note I'm having trouble with sound under mandrake 6.1. I have an Xwave 3000 card, I guess it's not supported, but it claims to be fully soundblaster and soundblaster Pro compatible. It is not seen by linux, though, because it doesnt even show up in /proc/interrupts My /proc/sound states: OSS/Free:3.8s2++-971130 Load type: Driver loaded as a module Kernel: Linux ricardo.americasnet.com 2.2.13-7mdk #1 Wed Sep 15 18:02:18 CEST 1999 i586 Config options: 0 Installed drivers: Card config: Audio devices: Synth devices: Midi devices: Timers: 0: System clock Mixers: Thanks Ricardo Jack Malone [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.ballistic.com/~jemalone Luke 4:18-19 "The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to release the oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor." (NIV)
