You *have* run Xconfigurator & specified your card, haven't you? Do you know
how much RAM it's got? Moving the RAM setting down a notch in Xconfigurator
can sometimes help, & is another setting you can play with...
also, you could try asking about your problem in the "comp.windows.x"
newsgroup (or searching it @ deja.com).
As for buying a new card, it's what I did when I was running
Caldera 2.2 & it didn't support my embedded chip. Installing it was as
simple as slipping a jumper on the motherboard.
Of corse, YMMV, & from the doc's, it seems you should be able to get your
own going....
-Warren.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sam Roza" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, December 19, 1999 11:20 AM
Subject: Re: [newbie] Startup issues...revisited
> Ok, I've now used MC to read the README.cirrus file, and updated my config
> file based on advice given in the readme. I've added Option "noaccel", and
> it froze me...enabled Option "no_bitblt", same issue...I enabled the
Chipset
> "clgd5436" function for better identification of my card....all to no
avail.
>
> As far as this comment goes..."> Alternatively, a brand new 4 MB video
card
> would
> > cost you less than a good lunch......
> >
> > Make sure it's supported :)
> >
> "
>
> I see no reason to buy a new card when mine is 100%supported. Also, the
> issues of trying to install a PCI card on a system with an integrated
video
> adapter(Compaq's idea, not mine) seems hardly worth the trouble.
>
> I would like to know if anyone has ever resolved any issues with these
> cards, and what is necessary to acheive the ultimate goal of clear video
> with no re-draw issues.
>
> Thank you for all of your sage advice on this matter, I appreciate any and
> all help you can provide.
>
> Sam Roza
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Warren Doney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Saturday, December 18, 1999 10:08 AM
> Subject: Re: [newbie] Startup issues...revisited
>
>
> > Sam Roza wrote:
> > >
> > > Thanks to Axalon for pointing me in the direction of the archives. I
> found
> > > lots of stuff on the Cirrus cards, but I found few solutions.
> > >
> > > The most promising of which woulf be to update the xf86config RPG's,
but
> I
> > > don't know what they are, or if I would even know what to do with them
> if I
> > > had them.
> > >
> > > Another thing...how do I read readme's and such? what program would I
> use
> > > from a console to look at them?
> > >
> > > Thanl you in advance,
> >
> > Sam,
> > AFAIK, your not going to be able to get round manually
> > editing your XF86Config file for this card.
> >
> > You'll find the details in:
> > /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/doc/README.cirrus
> >
> > and the actual file at /etc/X11/XF86Config
> >
> > The tool I like for doing this sort of thing is the
> > Midnight Commander. Type "mc" at the command prompt
> > & start reading helpfiles... (you're at the point
> > where I'd only be repeating what's in 'em).
> >
> > Alternatively, a brand new 4 MB video card would
> > cost you less than a good lunch......
> >
> > Make sure it's supported :)
> >
> > -Warren.
>
