Re: ATI Rage 128 Pro with Xree86 3.3.6

[Karl Pearson <karlp colubs com>]

I believe I helped my son with one of these. Since I learned to setup
Xwindows using xf86config, I can only suggest using that tool. It has a
pretty extensive database of video cards. To get it to work, as I recall,
I had to select something other than an accelerated driver for the card.
Also, I'm running RH6.1, which may have a different looking database.

Karl L. Pearson
Senior uniVerse Database Analyst
Senior Unix/NT/Win Analyst
karlp colubs com

On Sun, 30 Apr 2000, Mike Muscato wrote:

-->Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2000 10:02:07 -0700
-->From: Mike Muscato <muscato home com>
-->Resent-from: redhat-install-list redhat com
-->Reply-To: redhat-install-list redhat com
-->To: redhat-install-list redhat com
-->Subject: ATI Rage 128 Pro with Xree86 3.3.6
-->
-->I've just loaded Red Hat 6.2 on a Dell box with an ATI Rage 128 Pro. Cannot
-->get X to run on this sucker so far. I get the dreaded black screen whenever
-->I run startx or try to run XConfigurator or any of the probes in the setup
-->routine. I've been given a couple hints that have proved fruitless so
-->far...added the line  ChipId 0x5246  in the devices section of the
-->XF86Config file (suggested by a dude who maintains some ATI information
-->pages...no good) And also modified the /etc/lilo.conf file with the line
-->vga=792 which is supposed to change the console module to VESA video....not
-->sure why this should help, and, in fact, it didn't.
-->
-->So...does anyone have a positive experience in getting one of these things
-->up and running or am I fighting a hopeless battle? So far the glacial
-->response of Red Hat support has been of no use....5 days for an e-mail
-->suggestion that got me to this point. Any suggestions are welcome and
-->appreciated.
-->
-->Mike Muscato
-->muscato home com 
-->
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