Re: [newbie] No video card certified for 10.1 x86-64
On Saturday 27 November 2004 03:38 pm, Gilligan wrote: > Tried using Mandrake hardware support site and found there are NO certified > video cards for 10.1 x86-64. Real Bummer. > Guess that means 64bit won't run on any computer. :)) Gilligan: It more likely means that the hardware database is less than comprehensive, and stipulating that the card be certified further reduces your chances of a match. Bear in mind that certification requires that a sample be submitted to Mandrake for testing, and this takes time and money. I did some playing around with Mandrake's hardware database. As you probably learned, your card _is_ certified for 9.2 and 10.0, but not 10.1 -- either 32 or 64 bit. That leads me to believe that ATI may eventually have their cards certified for 10.1; perhaps the certification is currently underway. I also ran a search to see if there were any video cards certified for 10.1 x86-64: Nada. OK, sez I, show me everything that is in the database about video cards for 10.1 x86-64 regardless of compatibility status. Zilch. But when I asked the database to show me all video cards by any manufacturer and never mind the status for version 9.2, there were 17 hits -- all of them certified. Conclusions: (1) If it isn't certified, it probably isn't in the database. (2) None of the video card manufacturers have completed certification testing. Whether or not any of them will do so is unknown. -- cmg Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] No video card certified for 10.1 x86-64
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Saturday 27 Nov 2004 20:38, Gilligan wrote: > Tried using Mandrake hardware support site and found there are NO certified > video cards for 10.1 x86-64. Real Bummer. > Guess that means 64bit won't run on any computer. :)) > I find that hard to believe - that it won't run, I mean. I would have thought anything that is running with 10.1 will also run with the 64bit system. For some ideas, try the TWiki (follow the link in my sig) and select the Hardware Compatibility pages. That should give you a starting point. Anne - -- Registered Linux User No.293302 Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Mandrake at all levels -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFBqOg/kFAvMr/nNX8RAuBLAJ9hizQpl6a1poFTgMA2E5YpUT74OQCeKm11 OhH0qAQM2pZ1608Cdrn1LZw= =mSSq -END PGP SIGNATURE- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] No video card certified for 10.1 x86-64
Tried using Mandrake hardware support site and found there are NO certified video cards for 10.1 x86-64. Real Bummer. Guess that means 64bit won't run on any computer. :)) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Anne Wilson Sent: Saturday, November 27, 2004 12:21 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Help -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Saturday 27 Nov 2004 13:08, Gilligan wrote: > Found out it is the video card. Replaced my 9800pro with a 7500 and it > works better but now I can't play most "new" games. :-( SNAFU Guess I'll > have to look for a new hi end card. > Glad you found it. Do your homework, though, before you pay out again - google is your friend. Anne - -- Registered Linux User No.293302 Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Mandrake at all levels -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFBqLd1kFAvMr/nNX8RAtdNAKCb+QNLkikL9bUfaJ0AcbT3EUJFvwCgkEGm Vb3Fv/IE8zRX3uZedYDcF04= =s5z2 -END PGP SIGNATURE- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
