Re: [newbie] sound card install and video adjustments
Try using Xconfigurator, it is far more user friendly. It should give you that list you refered to. It is also a Konsole program, so you should run it from a Konsole window, or a Console (text mode). Ernie Tony Zocolillo wrote: Hello, Does anyone have experience getting a CMI 8338 chip sound card to work with Linux. Supports lists the CMI 8330 chip but not the 8338. I've tried every card driver in the list and no luck. I do get some trace of sound with a few of the choices, but I have to turn the speakers on full power and I can barely hear it. I have a couple ESS boards coming in the mail this week, so I'll probably switch to one of those. I gave up on getting the SiS5597 on-board video to work and switched to a ATI Mach 64 2Mb PCI. I did try using the XFree86 3.3.5 but when I run XF86Setup, I couldn't get it to work...couldn't get it to reconfigure back to VGA16...so I end up reinstalling Linux each time. The ATI card works well except I can't figure out how to change resolution. I'm currently at 1024x768x16bit. Do I use xf86config? Whenever I run this program I seen to get problems as a result. This program asks for monitor information "free form" and when I put my monitor info in, I get errors relating to monitor selection on restart. When I installed Mandrake, I was give a list to choose from, but in xf86config, I get no list...thus the info I put in is aparently invalid. How do I use xf86config just to change one thing, or can't I? What info do I use for the monitor (I can't remember the list verbatim)? Can I use "CUSTOM"? I also have a problem with the modem, which I believe is a winmodem as it is somehow tied to the sound card (probably for voice functions). If I disable the onboard sound, I loose the modem too. So I have picked up a Zoom V.90 modem also. I hope that once I put the ESS sound and Zoom modem in, I'll be full functional. Thanks, Tony Z.
Re: [newbie] sound card install and video adjustments
On Tue, 19 Oct 1999 09:36:04 -0400 "Tony Zocolillo" [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Does anyone have experience getting a CMI 8338 chip sound card to work with Linux. Supports lists the CMI 8330 chip but not the 8338. I've tried every card driver in the list and no luck. I do get some trace of sound with a few of the choices, but I have to turn the speakers on full power and I can barely hear it. I have a couple ESS boards coming in the mail this week, so I'll probably switch to one of those. I had it working but when I got my Network card installed and got it limping I started having IRQ confilicts and havn't messed with it since. But it does work and I used the 8330 driver. I gave up on getting the SiS5597 on-board video to work and switched to a ATI Mach 64 2Mb PCI. I did try using the XFree86 3.3.5 but when I run XF86Setup, I couldn't get it to work...couldn't get it to reconfigure back to VGA16...so I end up reinstalling Linux each time. The ATI card works well except I can't figure out how to change resolution. I'm currently at 1024x768x16bit. Do I use xf86config? Whenever I run this program I seen to get problems as a result. This program asks for monitor information "free form" and when I put my monitor info in, I get errors relating to monitor selection on restart. When I installed Mandrake, I was give a list to choose from, but in xf86config, I get no list...thus the info I put in is aparently invalid. How do I use xf86config just to change one thing, or can't I? What info do I use for the monitor (I can't remember the list verbatim)? Can I use "CUSTOM"? I also have a problem with the modem, which I believe is a winmodem as it is somehow tied to the sound card (probably for voice functions). If I disable the onboard sound, I loose the modem too. So I have picked up a Zoom V.90 modem also. I hope that once I put the ESS sound and Zoom modem in, I'll be full functional. Thanks, Tony Z. As far as the SiS. Mine is running fine. I had to upgrade to the 3.3.5 of XF86Config and had to get it to show the card and load up the extra commands it needed then ran the XVidTune and straightened up the display and now it works. if you feel like fighting with it I can walk ya through it. But since you got the other video card its totaly up to you. Jess ___ Get the Internet just the way you want it. Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj.
Re: [newbie] sound card install and video adjustments
Hello, Does anyone have experience getting a CMI 8338 chip sound card to work with Linux. Supports lists the CMI 8330 chip but not the 8338. I've tried every card driver in the list and no luck. I do get some trace of sound with a few of the choices, but I have to turn the speakers on full power and I can barely hear it. I have a couple ESS boards coming in the mail this week, so I'll probably switch to one of those. I gave up on getting the SiS5597 on-board video to work and switched to a ATI Mach 64 2Mb PCI. I did try using the XFree86 3.3.5 but when I run XF86Setup, I couldn't get it to work...couldn't get it to reconfigure back to VGA16...so I end up reinstalling Linux each time. The ATI card works well except I can't figure out how to change resolution. I'm currently at 1024x768x16bit. Do I use xf86config? Whenever I run this program I seen to get problems as a result. This program asks for monitor information "free form" and when I put my monitor info in, I get errors relating to monitor selection on restart. When I installed Mandrake, I was give a list to choose from, but in xf86config, I get no list...thus the info I put in is aparently invalid. How do I use xf86config just to change one thing, or can't I? What info do I use for the monitor (I can't remember the list verbatim)? Can I use "CUSTOM"? I also have a problem with the modem, which I believe is a winmodem as it is somehow tied to the sound card (probably for voice functions). If I disable the onboard sound, I loose the modem too. So I have picked up a Zoom V.90 modem also. I hope that once I put the ESS sound and Zoom modem in, I'll be full functional. Thanks, Tony Z.
Re: [newbie] sound card install and video adjustments
- Original Message - From: John Aldrich [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 1999 11:08 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] sound card install and video adjustments Either that, or choose "xf86setup" to reconfigure your X instead of XF86Config. Good luck! John Thanks John, Since I have graphics working going into xf86setup will work... TZ
Re: [newbie] sound card install and video adjustments
- Original Message - From: Tony Zocolillo I gave up on getting the SiS5597 on-board video to work and switched to a ATI Mach 64 2Mb PCI. I did try using the XFree86 3.3.5 but when I run XF86Setup, I couldn't get it to work...couldn't get it to reconfigure back to VGA16...so I end up reinstalling Linux each time. The ATI card works well except I can't figure out how to change resolution. I'm currently at 1024x768x16bit. Do I use xf86config? Whenever I run this program I seen to get problems as a result. This program asks for monitor information "free form" and when I put my monitor info in, I get errors relating to monitor selection on restart. When I installed Mandrake, I was give a list to choose from, but in xf86config, I get no list...thus the info I put in is aparently invalid. How do I use xf86config just to change one thing, or can't I? What info do I use for the monitor (I can't remember the list verbatim)? Can I use "CUSTOM"? SiS chipsets don't do the VGA mode that XF86setup needs. type Xconfigurator enter at command line follow the prompts see: http://www.redhat.com/corp/support/manuals/RHL-6.0-Manual/install-guide/manu al/doc064.html#i369 as a guide. -Warren.
