Re: [newbie] Video Card Problems
Awesome! That was it! Thanks Tony! Josh From: Tony S. Sykes [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2004 15:27:39 - To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [newbie] Video Card Problems Josh, Have you got the screen and the monitor set up to be the same res? Tony. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2004 2:49 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] Video Card Problems Hi again everyone. I've finally got Mandrake 92 up and running, can get to kde, got my video card configured, but somethings not quite right. When I have the resolution at 800x600 my screen is too small for the resolution, I need to move the mouse over to see the rest of the desktop. When I set it at 640x480 some of mandrakes config windows are too large for me to get to the OK buttons. I've spent hours (it seems like) choosing different configurations for the video card and have only got this one to work. The card is an S3 Trio 3d Onboard (86C386). I'm beginning to think I may need a new video card. Any more suggestions? Thanks, Josh -+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Business Computer Projects - Disclaimer -+-+-+-+-+-+-+- This message, and any associated attachment is confidential. If you have received it in error, please delete it from your system, do not use or disclose the information in any way, and notify either Tony S. Sykes or the postmaster mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] immediately. The contents of this message may contain personal views which are not necessarily the views of Business Computer Projects Ltd., unless specifically stated. Whilst every effort has been made to ensure that emails and their attachments are virus free, it is the responsibility of the recipient(s) to verify the integrity of such emails. Business Computer Projects Ltd BCP House 151 Charles Street Stockport Cheshire SK1 3JY Tel: +44 (0)161 355-3000 Fax: +44 (0)161 355-3001 Web: http://www.bcpsoftware.com http://www.bcpsoftware.com/ 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: [newbie] Installing Mandrake Help
Woohoo! Got it up and running!! I just had to spend about an hour trying different configurations until I got it right. Now I need a better monitor... Thanks everyone for pointing me in directions to find clues. Ended up being just experimenting tho. Heh. From: Erylon Hines [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2004 22:29:30 -0800 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Installing Mandrake Help On Sunday 25 January 2004 09:00 pm, Josh Peters wrote: Oh yeah, I still have the exact same error. Sorry, you're farther along than I thought (ignore my last post). S3's can be problematic--been there, done that. In fact, I just went through this with a Savage card on a laptop, which I got working with the Xfree 4.3 server. I would start trying different S3 cards, testing each one as I go. One of the combinations will probably work, provided the monitor refresh rates are close. From the below, it appears that XFree86 4.3 is the server you will need to use (probably has some fixes for this card). Anyway, this from the Twiki: Video: S3 Trio 3D/2X (86C368) in AGP card, 4 on board mem chips (IIUC) labeled KT3617161B -7 9913 (Googled, couldn't find information to identify the size..) _When I installed Mandrake 9.1, the chip set was apparently not recognized, and the XFree 3.6 X system was installed. Looking further, the card seems to be recognized as Custom, maybe because it's on an AGP card? Anyway, I (somehow) manually installed XFree 4.3, and (IIRC) with 4 MB of memory seems to work fine, looks like I can go up to at least 1280x960, maybe further. (Some identifying marks on the card, which did not help me locate it via Google: 9-0610/56-135037, VA-S3 TRIO 3D, 29109909024990.) 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: [newbie] Installing Mandrake Help
Ok, here's what I have so far. I installed mandrake 9.2 (my original cd was bad, had no problem with the second copy) When I boot the hd now, linux runs through the startup process, the monitor seems to go through a test, flashing 3 times or so, and it asks for a localhost login: Mandrake Linux release 9.2 (FiveStar) for i586 Kernal 2.4.22-10mdk on an i686 / tty1 localhost login: I type my username and password and get to a command line. I type startx and it scrolls a couple of screens of settings or something. It gets to a monitor sequence (svga, different resolutions, etc.) then stops, giving me the following: Fatal server error: No valid modes found when reporting a problem related to a server crash, please send the full server output, not just the last messages. X10: fatal IO error 104 (connection reset by peer) on X server :0,0 after 0 requests (0 known processed) with 0 events remaining. back to a command prompt. I installed the recommended amount of items at the install, neither adding or removing any it defaulted to. Any suggestions? Thanks, Josh From: Erylon Hines [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2004 23:03:11 -0800 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Installing Mandrake Help On Saturday 24 January 2004 07:07 pm, Josh Peters wrote: Hi Everyone. I'm installing mandrake 9.2 on an ibm pentium 2, 450, 256 ram. It wouldn't boot from the cd, so I made a floppy. I got a little further, this error message: syslinux 1.67 mandrake linux boot failed I've tried using both disk 1 and 2 to boot from. Anyone have any other tips? BTW, I am very much a linux virgin, please excuse my idiocy. Josh If you have the space on your hard drive, you might consider making a partition and copying the 3 install disks to that, then make a hd install floppy, boot with that and install from there. That's the way I prefer to install, now, because I never have to put the disks in the cd drive again. You can only install with disk 1 in the drive, if you use the boot-from-cd or boot from floppy, install from cd method. And, it sounds as though your boot floppy may be faulty, because if an install fails, it will usually fail at the copying files from cd-rom stage--not at the floppy boot stage. Did you use the DOS utility on the first disk to make it? If the install fails at the part where the cd is accessed, it could be a faulty cd (also indicated by boot failure when the bios is set to boot from CD). Did you do an MD5 checksum on it? If the vid card uses shared memory, you may need to pass a Mem=xxx option. See, without more info, there could be a lot of different problems, any one of which can be a show stopper, none of which are insurmountable. Give us more info, and we'll try to help you get installed. This OS is way better than Windows, and your system should run 9.2 just fine. 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
[newbie] Installing Mandrake Help
Hi Everyone. I'm installing mandrake 9.2 on an ibm pentium 2, 450, 256 ram. It wouldn't boot from the cd, so I made a floppy. I got a little further, this error message: syslinux 1.67 mandrake linux boot failed I've tried using both disk 1 and 2 to boot from. Anyone have any other tips? BTW, I am very much a linux virgin, please excuse my idiocy. Josh Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Re: Help! Total Newbie on ppc
Are you referring to the incomplete video that I'm getting as I install? I guess I may have to pick up a new video card if that's the case. From: Troy T. Hall [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sat, 3 Jan 2004 12:58:25 -0600 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] Re: Help! Total Newbie on ppc Josh, I had the same problem with lots of partial installs on my pc, and it turned out I either had a bad video card, it was a diamond 3d, ancient pci card. Installing an oddball mpact3 that I had laying around solved the problem. YMMV Troy Josh Peters [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks Derek, I'll keep trying it as that is probably exactly what I need. Josh From: Derek Jennings [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sat, 3 Jan 2004 13:44:48 + To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Help! Total Newbie on ppc On Fri, 02 Jan 2004 20:22:46 -0600 Josh Peters [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I'm trying to install 9.1 on a bw g3 ppc, original, 350 processor. So far I have been unable to even get a burned copy of mandrake or yellow dog to even boot. I am burning the iso correctly, mounting the disk, etc. Tried booting from firmware, no luck. I am a complete newbie(moron) at this, if I'm missing something quite simple please let me know. I will gladly give any more info that is needed. Thanks, Josh Sorry I cannot help you myself, but there is a specific forum for Linux on PowerPC at http://www.mandrakeclub.com/modules.php?op=modloadname=Splatt_Forumfile=view forumforum=8 No membership is required, but as I write all the forums are currently down. derek 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 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: [newbie] Help! Total Newbie on ppc
Thanks Ron, I was finally able to boot up last night, I was burning the cd wrong (blush) anyway, I ended up having to use the text installer, as the gui didn't look right no matter what choice I used. If anyone knows what video driver I need for an ati128 card on a g3 bw that may help. Again, I'm totally new at this and may be doing something completely wrong. I also got several errors as I installed, couldn't find some files, magic or something like that, I kept telling it to continue, happened probably 6 or 8 times, then froze at 8% install. Is the disk I burned possibly corrupt somewhere? Should I try burning another disk? Any other clues? From: Rob Blomquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Fri, 2 Jan 2004 23:49:17 -0800 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Help! Total Newbie on ppc On Friday 02 January 2004 6:22 pm, Josh Peters droned on: Hi, I'm trying to install 9.1 on a bw g3 ppc, original, 350 processor. So far I have been unable to even get a burned copy of mandrake or yellow dog to even boot. I am burning the iso correctly, mounting the disk, etc. Tried booting from firmware, no luck. I am a complete newbie(moron) at this, if I'm missing something quite simple please let me know. I will gladly give any more info that is needed. 1. Are you setting up the computer to boot off the CD? That's how it should be setup to load Linux. 2. If you are, try one of the other images that allows you to do a installation by booting off a floppy looking for the CDROM. I belive that floppy.img available in the .../images directory. Rob -- Linux: For the people, by the people. Linux Counter #183693 http://counter.li.org/ 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: [newbie] Help! Total Newbie on ppc
Thanks Derek, I'll keep trying it as that is probably exactly what I need. Josh From: Derek Jennings [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sat, 3 Jan 2004 13:44:48 + To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Help! Total Newbie on ppc On Fri, 02 Jan 2004 20:22:46 -0600 Josh Peters [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I'm trying to install 9.1 on a bw g3 ppc, original, 350 processor. So far I have been unable to even get a burned copy of mandrake or yellow dog to even boot. I am burning the iso correctly, mounting the disk, etc. Tried booting from firmware, no luck. I am a complete newbie(moron) at this, if I'm missing something quite simple please let me know. I will gladly give any more info that is needed. Thanks, Josh Sorry I cannot help you myself, but there is a specific forum for Linux on PowerPC at http://www.mandrakeclub.com/modules.php?op=modloadname=Splatt_Forumfile=view forumforum=8 No membership is required, but as I write all the forums are currently down. derek 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
[newbie] Help! Total Newbie on ppc
Hi, I'm trying to install 9.1 on a bw g3 ppc, original, 350 processor. So far I have been unable to even get a burned copy of mandrake or yellow dog to even boot. I am burning the iso correctly, mounting the disk, etc. Tried booting from firmware, no luck. I am a complete newbie(moron) at this, if I'm missing something quite simple please let me know. I will gladly give any more info that is needed. Thanks, Josh Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
