I have RH 7.1 i.e. same xfree 4.0.3 Kernel 2.4.2 but should have no influence and same Matrox millenium 8m I have no problems... Lionel --- Dennis Gilligan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The distro I'm currently attempting to install is > Mandrake 8.0 - kernel 2.4.1, xfree 4.0.3 . It seems > to > have the best installation routine I've seen. In the > past I've tried Slackware, Caldera, Redhat, Linux > One > and a few others. Basic System info: 180mz (oc'd to > 200) pentium pro, intel vs440fx motherboard w/192mb > ram, compaq qvision 210 touch screen monitor, > graphics > card (on order) matrox millinium 8m pci, 4.3g > seagate > hd, 850mb maxor hd., generic cd and soundblaster > compatible sound card. I got error message trying to > run startx : > (ww)open APM failed > > fatal server error: caught signal 11. server > aborting. > > I guess I'll wait until I get my new graphics card > and > do a complete reinstall and see what happens. > > --- fred <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm a newbie myself, but I'll try to help. > > > > Looking on the xfree website ( > > http://www.xfree86.org/4.1.0/Status23.html#23 > > ) it looks as though your card is supported. They > do > > not differentiate > > between pci and AGP. I would think they are, and > > even better, it looks like > > xfree 3.3.6 does the trick, so any version after > > that should work too. In > > other words, you don't need xfree version 4.1.0 > like > > I do. > > > > I got an ATI Radeon and I'm waiting until I have a > > free two or three days > > with nothing to do but hack on my machine. I'm > dying > > for accelerated 3D! - > > have to install the newer xfree 4.1.0. I have Red > > Hat 7.1 which only has > > xfree 4.0.3. - not good enough for Radeon. > > > > I'm sorry you're having so much trouble with > Linux. > > What versions are you > > using and what are your machine specs? You might > > want to try "zipslack" which > > is designed to, " > > > > ZipSlack is a special edition of Slackware Linux > > that can be installed onto > > any FAT (or FAT32) filesystem with about 100 MB of > > free space. It uses the > > UMSDOS filesystem and contains most of the > programs > > you will need. This means > > that you do not need to repartition your hard disk > > if you already have DOS or > > Windows installed. ZipSlack installs into a > > directory on your DOS filesystem. > > It can also be installed to and booted from a Zip > > disk. > > > > This distribution is ideal for people who don't > have > > a lot of hard disk > > space, do not have a fast Internet connection to > > download the entire > > distribution, or who want a Linux distribution > they > > can carry around on a Zip > > disk." > > > > I haven't tried it myself, but it does seem nice > and > > small. Check out the > > Slackware website, > > http://www.slackware.com/zipslack/ > > > > Good luck. > > > > On Saturday 01 September 2001 09:56 pm, you wrote: > > > I know there are a lot more "newbies" needing > help > > > than there are guru's with answers, but I just > > need an > > > answer to a simple question: Is my graphics card > > > supported??? It's a Number Nine Revolution 3D, > > PCI, > > > 4mb sgram, "Ticket To Ride" chipset, IBM RGB526 > > > Ramdac. I see the AGP version on the list of > > > supported cards, but don't know if the PCI is > > > supported. Just a simple yes or no will do. > I've > > > already ordered another video, since I haven't > > gotten > > > an answer about my current card. Over the last > 2 > > > years I have attempted to install about 8 > > different > > > distributions of Linux and always run into some > > > problem which prevents me from having a usable > > system. > > > I would love to dump my "VerySmallAndLimp" > > operating > > > system, if I can just get a version of Linux > that > > I > > > can get started with. > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > Do You Yahoo!? > > > Get email alerts & NEW webcam video instant > > messaging with Yahoo! 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