On Mon, 06 May 2002 15:10:58 -0400
Mike Rambo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I have an IBM box (300PL) that has integrated S3 video.
>
> My son wants better video so I've obtained a 64MB Radeon
> 7000 PCI video card. I can't use an AGP card even though the
> machine has an AGP slot because of the way the case is built
> - one of those proprietary designs that only a few cards
> will properly fit.
>
> I was surprised to find that the hardware drake didn't
> detect any hardware changes when the box started up. I
> finally have the box booting to init 3. When I run XFdrake
> it finds both video cards now (new Radeon 7000 and the
> original integrated video) but I cannot find a configuration
> that'll work. I really only want the Radeon card set up so
> that's the one I select. It loaded XFree 4.20 the first time
> I selected the Radeon card but the system displays a
> scrambled screen and freezes when I try to test the
> configuration. I skipped the test one time and tried to
> 'startx' but that also displayed garbage and froze.
>
The first place to start is your system BIOS, somewhere within it
you should find an option allowing you to disable the onboard video.
Afterwards rerun the Mandrake installation as Expert/Upgrade.
You need not select any pkgs, but if they are not already installed you will need Mesa
and libMesa for openGL with the Radeon. You can skip the network and printer
configuration.
When you get to the X installation it may still see the S3 but allow you to choose the
Radeon.
You will want 4.20 with 3d hardware accel.
The whole process should take no more than around 15min.
Rerunning the installation rather than attempting to use XFdrake will ensure that all
the necessary pkgs are installed and that /etc/XF86Config-4 is properly written.
I have 2 Radeons and both work well.
Charles
Charles
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