Re: [newbie] sis5597
If you want to go cheap and PCI I suggest a S3 Virge DX/GX for about $19 to $39 dollars depending on where you get them. I use them with Linux all the time and they always work fine with SVGA server. Also use S3 Virge MX in my Laptop running RH. I am sure you can make that Sis card work however. I am not the one to provide the answer but I know it has been done. Jeanette - Original Message - From: Ernesto Bartels (Yahoo profile) [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, December 27, 1999 1:04 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] sis5597 Is there a difference between XCom_SiS server and XFCom_SiS server. I found XFCom_SiS at http://www.suse.de/en/support/xsuse/ but it doesn't make a difference on my SiS 5597 card, I still have black boxes covering words. Maybe because the directions they gave on the page were for Linux-SuSE and they don't work the same way for Linux-Mandrake 6.1 ???. Do I still have hope / Help? BTW What's a good -CHEAP- Video card around the net that I can buy? Doesn't really have to be a good accelerator one, just cheap. Thanks Ernesto. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sorry, late. I just get back from class here... www.suse.de/en I don't where where it exact place but try search for XCom_SiS server. I think y'll get it. Good luck! --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: but where can i get this driver again? _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com __ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://messenger.yahoo.com
Re: [newbie] sis5597
I am so happy, I finally fixed the darn sis server. I kinda cheated, I just went and rename XFCom_SiS to XF86_SVGA in the KDE while running in VGA mode. Thanks for the help, specially Jeanatte and John. Now for another question, how to I configure/install my modem to run on linux. Also when I start linux it gives me to failed messages, one for mounting file systems and the other for... other file systems. How do I fix this? One last thing, how do I make Windows boot first, can't I edit lilo? This is the last: what's a good site for linux learning... one that goes kinda like a book in your opinion. Thanks Ernesto. __ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://messenger.yahoo.com
Re: [newbie] sis5597
On Tue, 28 Dec 1999, you wrote: I am so happy, I finally fixed the darn sis server. I kinda cheated, I just went and rename XFCom_SiS to XF86_SVGA in the KDE while running in VGA mode. Thanks for the help, specially Jeanatte and John. Now for another question, how to I configure/install my modem to run on linux. If it's a WinModem, forget it. If it's PCI, you can almost be sure you can forget it. In any event, without knowing more about your modem, it'd be hard to tell you. Also when I start linux it gives me to failed messages, one for mounting file systems and the other for... other file systems. How do I fix this? Dunno..what's the EXACT error message? One last thing, how do I make Windows boot first, can't I edit lilo? Yep. If you've got a section at the top of your lilo.conf that says "default=" change this to "windows" or whatever you've got your Windows partition named. If you DON'T have a "default" section, add it as follows: default=label where label=what you've called your Windows setup. John This is the last: what's a good site for linux learning... one that goes kinda like a book in your opinion. Thanks Ernesto. __ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://messenger.yahoo.com
Re: [newbie] sis5597
Check out http://mandrakeuser.org and http://www.linuxnewbie.org They have many articles and information pointers. I don't know of any that are like a "book". As for the failed mounts, what does your /etc/fstab have in it? "Ernesto Bartels (Yahoo profile)" wrote: I am so happy, I finally fixed the darn sis server. I kinda cheated, I just went and rename XFCom_SiS to XF86_SVGA in the KDE while running in VGA mode. Thanks for the help, specially Jeanatte and John. Now for another question, how to I configure/install my modem to run on linux. Also when I start linux it gives me to failed messages, one for mounting file systems and the other for... other file systems. How do I fix this? One last thing, how do I make Windows boot first, can't I edit lilo? This is the last: what's a good site for linux learning... one that goes kinda like a book in your opinion. Thanks Ernesto. __ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://messenger.yahoo.com
Re: [newbie] sis5597
Good going. Suggest you try my web page for newbie links. http://www.stormloader.com/jrusso2/index.html Jeanette - Original Message - From: Ernesto Bartels (Yahoo profile) [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 1999 10:02 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] sis5597 I am so happy, I finally fixed the darn sis server. I kinda cheated, I just went and rename XFCom_SiS to XF86_SVGA in the KDE while running in VGA mode. Thanks for the help, specially Jeanatte and John. Now for another question, how to I configure/install my modem to run on linux. Also when I start linux it gives me to failed messages, one for mounting file systems and the other for... other file systems. How do I fix this? One last thing, how do I make Windows boot first, can't I edit lilo? This is the last: what's a good site for linux learning... one that goes kinda like a book in your opinion. Thanks Ernesto. __ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://messenger.yahoo.com
Re: [newbie] sis5597
On Sun, 26 Dec 1999, you wrote: Hi.. I'm using mandrake 6.1 and SiS 6326AGP. At first i also have the same problem like you but i can use SVGA server, just that certain things in the display didn't satisfied me. I visited SuSe linux and found that they have driver for SiS. I downloaded it and voila!.. my dislay is great. It's called XCom_Sis server. Try it first. But now unfortunately, now i cannot boot my linux since i upgraded the kernel.. hey that's not because of the server. It's because of other thing.. still figuring it out ..so becareful before you upgrade your kernel... bye... Yes! It's strongly suggested that you ADD another kernel instead of upgrading. That way if you forget to edit your /etc/lilo.conf or forget to run lilo.conf, you can still boot to your old kernel. You can probably still boot off a rescue disk, edit your /etc/lilo.conf and re-run lilo. That *should* fix it. John
Re: [newbie] sis5597
On Sun, 26 Dec 1999, you wrote: but where can i get this driver again? www.suse.com John
Re: [newbie] sis5597
Is there a difference between XCom_SiS server and XFCom_SiS server. I found XFCom_SiS at http://www.suse.de/en/support/xsuse/ but it doesn't make a difference on my SiS 5597 card, I still have black boxes covering words. Maybe because the directions they gave on the page were for Linux-SuSE and they don't work the same way for Linux-Mandrake 6.1 ???. Do I still have hope / Help? BTW What's a good -CHEAP- Video card around the net that I can buy? Doesn't really have to be a good accelerator one, just cheap. Thanks Ernesto. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sorry, late. I just get back from class here... www.suse.de/en I don't where where it exact place but try search for XCom_SiS server. I think y'll get it. Good luck! --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: but where can i get this driver again? _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com __ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://messenger.yahoo.com
Re: [newbie] sis5597
On Mon, 27 Dec 1999, you wrote: Is there a difference between XCom_SiS server and XFCom_SiS server. I found XFCom_SiS at http://www.suse.de/en/support/xsuse/ but it doesn't make a difference on my SiS 5597 card, I still have black boxes covering words. Maybe because the directions they gave on the page were for Linux-SuSE and they don't work the same way for Linux-Mandrake 6.1 ???. Do I still have hope / Help? BTW What's a good -CHEAP- Video card around the net that I can buy? Doesn't really have to be a good accelerator one, just cheap. Thanks Ernesto. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Try adding "noaccel" to your XF86Config John
Re: [newbie] sis5597
On Mon, 27 Dec 1999, you wrote: If you want to go cheap and PCI I suggest a S3 Virge DX/GX for about $19 to $39 dollars depending on where you get them. I use them with Linux all the time and they always work fine with SVGA server. Also use S3 Virge MX in my Laptop running RH. I am sure you can make that Sis card work however. I am not the one to provide the answer but I know it has been done. Jeanette S3 Virge DX/GX has had some problems with some implementations. I've got one of those implementations with the problem. Basically the problem (which *should* be fixed in the updated X server -- I just am too lazy to get the latest version G) is that if you go into X, and then exit back to the console, your display is screwed up royally and all you can do is reboot or restart X. As I said, according to Xfree86.org people, it's fixed in a newer implementation of the XF86_SVGA which includes better support for the Virge GX/DX. I personally think that if you want an inexpensive ACCELERATED card, go for a RIVA TNT card. Not the TNT2, just the standard TNT, assuming you have an AGP-slot motherboard. :-) John
Re: [newbie] sis5597
On Mon, 27 Dec 1999, you wrote: I haven't had any problems with S3 Virge I have been using everything from RH 5.1 to Mandrake 6.0 with SVGA driver Jeanette Hmm...Ok. I'm using Mandrake 6.0. This Virge GX is manufactured by Aopen. Model number is PT75 Plus II. On the box, it says the chipset is S3 Virge/GX 3D. I'm using the Frame Buffer kernel, since this card apparently requires the Frame Buffer (at least that's what was installed by default.) One other thing... on the box it also says "ENG VER 0B" I'm not sure if that means that this is a second version of the card or if it means something else... In any event, I think I'm going to have to get a Voodoo3 PCI or a TNT PCI, as this motherboard doesn't have any AGP slots (it's a Pentium Pro motherboard.) John
Re: [newbie] sis5597
Hi, Can you pls send me the exact URL for downloading XCom_Sis server? Thanks. Rgds -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Monday, December 27, 1999 11:49 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] sis5597 Hi.. I'm using mandrake 6.1 and SiS 6326AGP. At first i also have the same problem like you but i can use SVGA server, just that certain things in the display didn't satisfied me. I visited SuSe linux and found that they have driver for SiS. I downloaded it and voila!.. my dislay is great. It's called XCom_Sis server. Try it first. But now unfortunately, now i cannot boot my linux since i upgraded the kernel.. hey that's not because of the server. It's because of other thing.. still figuring it out ..so becareful before you upgrade your kernel... bye... --- "Ernesto Bartels (Yahoo profile)" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: thanks Dan for the help, but I just reinstalled linux and this time it is loading it right. I still have display problems, and I got to say and am very irritated about it. I looked through the archives and found out that sis5597 is not really supported. I went through this message that a guy used ATI Mach64 driver for it. For some reason I could not change my driver through Xconfigurator, it told me that the file did not exits. So I went to waste my time re-instaling the whole thing again, but this time I would use ATI Mach 64 as the driver, only to find out it did not work at all! I went back to Xconfigurator and changed it to VGA compatible, guess what, that was gone (sis drivers also gone). Currently I am stuck with the dos-type linux. I spent 5 days downloading mandrake 6.1 and... I can't use it. I am loosing hope, and I don't want to use Windows but I think I will be forced to. Please help. One more thing, some "extra system files" (I think that's what it said) failed to mount. Ernesto. _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: [newbie] sis5597
how do I add "noaccel" to my XF86Config? Thanks. Ernesto. John Aldrich wrote: On Mon, 27 Dec 1999, you wrote: Is there a difference between XCom_SiS server and XFCom_SiS server. I found XFCom_SiS at http://www.suse.de/en/support/xsuse/ but it doesn't make a difference on my SiS 5597 card, I still have black boxes covering words. Maybe because the directions they gave on the page were for Linux-SuSE and they don't work the same way for Linux-Mandrake 6.1 ???. Do I still have hope / Help? BTW What's a good -CHEAP- Video card around the net that I can buy? Doesn't really have to be a good accelerator one, just cheap. Thanks Ernesto. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Try adding "noaccel" to your XF86Config John __ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://messenger.yahoo.com
Re: [newbie] sis5597
ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/SuSE-Linux/suse_update/X/XFCom/xsis/glibc2/xsis.rpm - this is were to download XFCom_SiS server. More info and how to install is at http://www.suse.de/en/support/xsuse/#sis . I hope you get it to work. Ernesto. David Loke wrote: Hi, Can you pls send me the exact URL for downloading XCom_Sis server? Thanks. Rgds -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Monday, December 27, 1999 11:49 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] sis5597 Hi.. I'm using mandrake 6.1 and SiS 6326AGP. At first i also have the same problem like you but i can use SVGA server, just that certain things in the display didn't satisfied me. I visited SuSe linux and found that they have driver for SiS. I downloaded it and voila!.. my dislay is great. It's called XCom_Sis server. Try it first. But now unfortunately, now i cannot boot my linux since i upgraded the kernel.. hey that's not because of the server. It's because of other thing.. still figuring it out ..so becareful before you upgrade your kernel... bye... --- "Ernesto Bartels (Yahoo profile)" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: thanks Dan for the help, but I just reinstalled linux and this time it is loading it right. I still have display problems, and I got to say and am very irritated about it. I looked through the archives and found out that sis5597 is not really supported. I went through this message that a guy used ATI Mach64 driver for it. For some reason I could not change my driver through Xconfigurator, it told me that the file did not exits. So I went to waste my time re-instaling the whole thing again, but this time I would use ATI Mach 64 as the driver, only to find out it did not work at all! I went back to Xconfigurator and changed it to VGA compatible, guess what, that was gone (sis drivers also gone). Currently I am stuck with the dos-type linux. I spent 5 days downloading mandrake 6.1 and... I can't use it. I am loosing hope, and I don't want to use Windows but I think I will be forced to. Please help. One more thing, some "extra system files" (I think that's what it said) failed to mount. Ernesto. _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com __ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://messenger.yahoo.com
Re: [newbie] sis5597
Sorry, late. I just get back from class here... www.suse.de/en I don't where where it exact place but try search for XCom_SiS server. I think y'll get it. Good luck! --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: but where can i get this driver again? _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
[newbie] sis5597 - thanks Jeanette
I found a driver on SuSE - http://www.suse.de/en/support/xsuse/#sis - and I want to try it out. This is my first time using linux, only things I really know are "shutdown", "Xconfigurator", "xf86config" and "startx". I think I just download and copy the rpm on the place were "Xconfigurator" looks for and type "rpm -i [name]", but I don't want to mess up my pc more than it is. Could someone tell me how I should download and the install the rpm driver that's on suse site (currently running windows98) - think of me as a first time mac user. You guys are of great help, thanks. Ernesto. _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: [newbie] sis5597
Hi.. I'm using mandrake 6.1 and SiS 6326AGP. At first i also have the same problem like you but i can use SVGA server, just that certain things in the display didn't satisfied me. I visited SuSe linux and found that they have driver for SiS. I downloaded it and voila!.. my dislay is great. It's called XCom_Sis server. Try it first. But now unfortunately, now i cannot boot my linux since i upgraded the kernel.. hey that's not because of the server. It's because of other thing.. still figuring it out ..so becareful before you upgrade your kernel... bye... --- "Ernesto Bartels (Yahoo profile)" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: thanks Dan for the help, but I just reinstalled linux and this time it is loading it right. I still have display problems, and I got to say and am very irritated about it. I looked through the archives and found out that sis5597 is not really supported. I went through this message that a guy used ATI Mach64 driver for it. For some reason I could not change my driver through Xconfigurator, it told me that the file did not exits. So I went to waste my time re-instaling the whole thing again, but this time I would use ATI Mach 64 as the driver, only to find out it did not work at all! I went back to Xconfigurator and changed it to VGA compatible, guess what, that was gone (sis drivers also gone). Currently I am stuck with the dos-type linux. I spent 5 days downloading mandrake 6.1 and... I can't use it. I am loosing hope, and I don't want to use Windows but I think I will be forced to. Please help. One more thing, some "extra system files" (I think that's what it said) failed to mount. Ernesto. _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
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hey thanks
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but where can i get this driver again?
