On Sunday 01 April 2001 00:49, you wrote:
> OK,
>
> This is the second time I've tried going the linux route... it was going
> good until ::::
>
> I can't get X to switch to my TNT2 Ultra without throwing an error at me.
The TNT2 is supported only in 2D by free software drivers. The closed-source
driver is available from the NVidia site for full 3D acceleration. There are
several sites with instructions on how to integrate it.
Many list members can give you the URLs.
>
> It's only recognizing 128 megs of ram. I have 256. The first 128 are in
> 2, 64 mb sticks.
DrakConf=>Boot=>Configure LILO/GRUB in the blank that says "Append" once you
click on your linux boot, just add mem=255M (or mem=247M if you have onboard
8M video)
You can have only one video card running/configured except for a few
dual-head configurations supported by XFree 4.0.x, so install the video card
you want to use in the installation process. Disable others in your BIOS.
>
> Under HardDrake my vortex2 is detected but it doesn't know what it is.
> Also under HardDrake it has no record of my video card.
>
That's because Aureal had proprietary drivers--it was basically a win sound
card. Now they are bankrupt and never opened the source on their driver, so
we have no support available. There are sites which carry on the tradition,
and list members know them, for possibly current drivers for the Aureal
Vortex. If you have a large brand-name computer this may still be a
problem. For example the Turtle Beach Montego II made by Aureal for Dell was
different than the one offered the retail market and had different drivers.
> I accidently killed my mouse by accidently clicking usb when it was using
> ps/2... oops, so right now I can't do anything in X.
>
You can edit by hand te file /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 to fix that (it's mostly
plain text) or you can run the configuration program again (you must be root
and it is called mousedrake, the video is called XFdrake, btw).
> Oh, and something that doesn't seem right is when I try to get the new
> version of MandrakeUpdate through the version that I already have it tries
> to install every possible update from the server, even though I know it
> doesn't need alot of it... (nothing should need 108 dependencies)
>
You have installed conflicting packages from a very early edition of 7.2 to
get that message.
> THINGS I WANT TO BE ABLE TO DO IN LINUX (Can linux do it?)
>
> Be able to use WINE with all the trimmings (including full 3d rendering).
>
check codeweavers
> Be able to use my TVCard with capture ability.
>
It might be supported after you get everything else configured
> Be able to play DVD's.
>
Xine and nist do well, but decoders--that's another question.
> Wheel support for mouse
Should already be there
> -----------------
> SYSTEM SPECS
> A-Bit BH6 mobo
> Intel 700 mhz pIII
> 256 mb pc100 sdram
> TNT2 Ultra (Creative Labs)
> Vortex2 reference card
> Phoebe TVMaster (bt848) chipset
> Pioneer 1st gen DVD(sucks I know)
> Microsoft Intellieye Explorer mouse
>
> Help in ANY form is very much appreciated... HowTo's, documentation,
> personal opinon/experience...
>
> Thank you VERY much to anyone who replies to this :)
>
> Adam
