On Thursday 11 July 2002 02:52 pm, you wrote:
>
> This is what Civileme said:
>
> The hardware detector is NO GOOD on new video cards. You need new software
> for the new card. Drop in your 8.1 install CD#1 and boot selecting
> "expert" "Update"
> Skip everything with a "cancel" except for the X installation. Just let it
> go through its exercises there.
> When that is done you should have X, though Radeons in general are not well
> supported (ATi is very anal about tech info).
>
> HTH
>
> Anne
Hi Anne! Dunno if anyone else has seen it, but supposedly "The Weather
ChanneL" is sponsoring 3D *open source* development of drivers for the ATI
8500 Radeon card, so maybe there is hope yet... :-)
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