-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Pixel wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > >>Case in point. I just installed 9.0 on my brand new Asus L2400D laptop. >>Problem is, even though the SIS 630 Video card is detected, the default (and >>all subsequent tested combinations) configuration is totaly unacceptable as >>the screen res is too low. There is an error when I try to go to a higher >>screen res/color depth so my only remaining option (in Mandrake) is to leave >>it at 800x600 and the lowest possible color depth which I can't recall off the >>top of my head. >>[...] >>Thinking this was unacceptable, I loaded up Knoppix (just to try a few >>theories I had) and copied the Xfree config files Knoppix had created to my >>hard drive. Once I rebooted into Mandrake, I renamed out the Mandrake config >>files as .orig and put in the Knoppix ones. I restarted X to find a gorgeous >>screen with great resolution and color depth. Now admittedly, this is at a >>default of 1024x768 but I'll take a functional default over every option (that >>doesn't work) in the book. > > > - SiS630 is quite badly handled by XFree86, and there do exist a lot > of weird SiS630 working differently. No way to handle them really > nicely using the "sis" driver. > - Knoppix does a worse-is-better configuration on this, using the > "vesa" driver which is plain not acceptable for most users (no 2d > acceleration) > - I do agree that Knoppix did a real nice job with the auto-detection > & auto-configuration. I don't remember if I had a look at the hardware > database they're using. I'll do one day... > > => I really don't think drakx auto-configuration of X is bad compared > to others ;p
What about the Radeon 7500? Has it been fixed yet, or has someone even looked at it? Is it worthwhile me spending the time to try a cooker install on a machine? Knoppix works great on this machine, with DRI/GLX, running at decent frame rates. Redhat 7.3 worked, so did 8.0, both with DRI out the box. No Mandrake releases has worked on it without a workaround (rm theatre_drv.o or add Option "crt_screen" or whatever to XF86Config-4). OK, I also have a machine Knoppix fails on (my home machine, GeForce2MX), I think it just has the wrong refresh rate for my old 17" monitor. Buchan - -- |--------------Another happy Mandrake Club member--------------| Buchan Milne Mechanical Engineer, Network Manager Cellphone * Work +27 82 472 2231 * +27 21 8828820x121 Stellenbosch Automotive Engineering http://www.cae.co.za GPG Key http://ranger.dnsalias.com/bgmilne.asc 1024D/60D204A7 2919 E232 5610 A038 87B1 72D6 AC92 BA50 60D2 04A7 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQE99fIUrJK6UGDSBKcRAl2MAJ0UEP81YTFEcyAIpLVOpqJngxqtaACeJ+vB NZ5G8F+my0V+UzHo8aTVpts= =+6jf -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
