Re: [newbie] video card replacement/system won't boot
On Tue, 28 May 2002 13:07:05 -0700 Joe Sotham [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've been running a dual-boot Mandrake 8.2/Windows system since 8.2 became available. Today, I had to upgrade/replace my old video card because it has gone bad (GeForce 2 with an ATI Radeon 8500.) I'm using a stock kernel and without the NVIDIA 3GL drivers installed, I do not startx at boot time. I can get to lilo and boot in to windows just fine, however, when I try to boot in to linux, linux-nonfb, or failsafe the system freezes. I've also tried reinstalling from cd#1. I have made note of this before. The Radeon 8500 Is Not supported in 8.2. You can run the installation in text mode and then try dling and installing the ati2 drivers from gatos and you may be able to get some usability in X. The drivers themselves are very buggy as relates to the 8500 and you will suffer lock-ups and crashes. This is why support for the 8500 was disabled in 8.2 Charles Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] video card replacement/system won't boot
May 28, 2002 02:07 pm,Joe Sotham wrote: I've been running a dual-boot Mandrake 8.2/Windows system since 8.2 became available. Today, I had to upgrade/replace my old video card because it has gone bad (GeForce 2 with an ATI Radeon 8500.) I'm using a stock kernel and without the NVIDIA 3GL drivers installed, I do not startx at boot time. I can get to lilo and boot in to windows just fine, however, when I try to boot in to linux, linux-nonfb, or failsafe the system freezes. I've also tried reinstalling from cd#1. Any thoughts, any suggestions would be much appreciated. The Windows side boots fine and found all the new hardware. Joe Sotham - ~~ All I know about who/what/when and if regarding Linux driver development for ATI products is from this ATI page: http://www.ati.com/developer/linux.html I hope you can find something there that will help you since the links to supported developers pages are there. I often 'march to a different beat' myself, so I can understand buying a graphics card from someone other than NVidia, but I don't think I would have bought an ATI (even though they're a Canajun company, eh. ;-)) until the driver projects have had a bit more time to gel. -- Charlie Edmonton,AB,Canada Registered user 244963 at http://counter.li.org A definition of teaching: casting fake pearls before real swine. -- Bill Cain, Stand Up Tragedy Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] video card replacement/system won't boot
On Tuesday 28 May 2002 23:44, you wrote: I've been running a dual-boot Mandrake 8.2/Windows system since 8.2 became available. Today, I had to upgrade/replace my old video card because it has gone bad Just for curiosity: How do you recognize a video card going bad? Lines on the screen, blank (black) screens every now and then or the monitor screetching at a high pitch? Don't bother about the flames coming out of the rear end of the monitor..been there! :o( Good hunting, Harm. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
