Re: [Sheflug] Re: gui screen h/w problem

[Craig Andrews <nospam [at] fishbot.free-online.co.uk>]

Hmm, hmm, hmmmmm.....

X config for unsupported cards. You could try a framebuffer device, or
(and this almost always works. I've had a Riva TNT2 running in a distro
based on kernel 1.2.13!), is this..

In XF86Setup, at the VGA drivers screen, go to advanced setup. Then,
select SVGA as the server and leave everything else as probed. Set up your
monitor. See if it works.

It appears that in the selection list of specific cards, the SiS 5597 is
listed, as is the Revolution 3D. If you select these and they still don't
work, chances are a hardware problem (although it has been known for PCI
support to have been compiled out of a kernel. See the archive for last
month ;-) .  When using the Revolution 3D, do you disable the SiS using a
jumper on the MB. This is the norm, so I thought I'd check.

I use XFree86 3.3.6, (with SuSE 6.4) so if you have this version, both
your cards should work fine.

What EXACTLY are the error messages? These often hold more useful info
than you'd think.

I just thought. When I installed SuSE 6.4 using the old, text method (X
installers, eeeeeurgh) it only installed the VGA16 server. You are sure
you have the XSVGA server installed? What distro are you using? It should
be just an RPM to install with

rpm --nodeps -Uvh xsvga.rpm (or similar)

from your CD

Let me know how you get on.

Craig Andrews
craig@fishbot.free-online.co.uk

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On Tue, 30 May 2000, Ian Porter wrote:

> > Ian
> >
> > Ian Porter wrote:
> >
> > > Just a little question hopefuly, I have a mortherboard with SIS 5597
> with
> > > also a Revolution 3d card(the SIS 5597 h/w is not working either).  I
> have
> > > tried to get the gui to work with the Revolution h/w but without any
> luck,
> > > am using the unsupport VGA at the min, and the x win only displays 4/5
> of
> > > the screen.  I have tired different 'drivers' for the Revolution but
> none
> > > have come to evale.(also all of the Number Nine I128 as well)
> > > Also I have tried using different types of monitor displays as well with
> the
> > > Xconfigurator, XF86Setup setup programs.
> >
> > The unofficial explanation is that SIS sucks.  However, having said
> > that I have seen it working since XFree86 3.3.6 came along. My own
> > opinion about your 3D card is that I'd get something else and then
> > your monitor might work.  If all else fails find an old S3 card that
> > doesn't cost much and try that.  I haven't seen one fail yet.
> >
> > Craig Andrews might tell you something about 3D cards ?
> >
> > HTH :-)
> >
> > --
> Thks Richard but I would perfer to use the h/w that I have at the minute,
> due to lack of funds. Also since win can cope with it, I would have assumed
> that Linux could has well, also using the detection process for the PCI
> slots in Linux, the card is detected, but Linux will not use it?????
> 
> I am going greyer by the day!!!!!!... arrghhhh,
> > Richard
> > Sheffield UK
> >
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