Running setup didn't help unfortunately. What I've finally had to do to get even partial operation is to install a card into the AGP slot in this box. That will finally fully disable the integrated video. So now instead of a Radeon 7000PCI and integrated s3 trio3d I have the Radeon and an ATI RagePRo AGP card. XFdrake (by way of setup or from CLI - makes no difference) will still not configure the Radeon to work - either by itself or as part of multihead setup. One difference though, is that now it at least offers to do a multihead setup. It didn't do that with the s3.
OTOH, if I run XFree86 -configure I do get a configuration that at least starts up. I can log in and KDE seems to work ok - haven't tried Gnome yet. But the resolution and color depth stinks. I can't tell for sure what color depth is used but I think it's 8 bit (I see error messages complaining about using unsupported 8 bit when X exits). Resolution looks like 640x480. I've tried copying lines to force color depth and resolution higher but I only go back to scrambled video and/or lockups when I do. Does anyone know if Mandrake customized version of XFree86 4.20 in the 8.2 release or is it the standard stuff from the XFree86 project? How do I figure out what drivers are used and what drivers are available - seems like I saw a thread a while back that said there was more than one Radeon driver w/8.2 but I can't find it now. Perhaps someone could email me (probably off list?) some working configs for Radeon 7000 PCI cards? Might I fare better getting the standard package from the XFree86 project? Thanks Charles A Edwards wrote: > > 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 > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com -- Mike Rambo [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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