On Tue, 17 Jun 2003, Philip Wright wrote: > I am trying to install Redhat 9.0 on a PII-450 system that has an > ATI PCI Mach64 GX card and Xwindows refuses to start. Are there known > problems with this combo? My XFree86.0.log file is as follows:
Few things here: 1) Use the "ati" driver instead of "vga"; 2) Specify the virtual resoltion you want (man XF86Config); 3) The "ati" driver will support this adapter at more than depth 8 (256 colours). Read README.ati. The "vesa" driver might, but I can't vouch for it. Marc. +----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Marc Aurele La France | work: 1-780-492-9310 | | Computing and Network Services | fax: 1-780-492-1729 | | 352 General Services Building | email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | University of Alberta +-----------------------------------+ | Edmonton, Alberta | | | T6G 2H1 | Standard disclaimers apply | | CANADA | | +----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ XFree86 Core Team member. ATI driver and X server internals. _______________________________________________ XFree86 mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
