Ok, I've been trying, unsuccessfully, to get RedHat Linux 7.1 up and running with XFree86 on my machine, which features a nice and shiny Radeon VE. I believe the version of XF86 that ships with RH 7.1 is 3.3.6 but I'm not sure. During the installation, it recognized that I had a Radeon, but it doesn't list the VE model and none of the drivers seem to initialize my card when I run the test nor when actually booting Linux. (In fact, when booting RH, I get the text login prompt, and the display flashes repeatedly trying to initialize X; making linux all but unusable from the host machine.)
As a result, I'm in the process of downloading Debian 2.2 r3 to see if I have a better overall experience, and I noticed that it definitely ships with 3.3.6; so I took a peek at the XFree86.org site, saw 4.10 listed, and saw that it supports the Radeon. Does this newer version support the Radeon VE? Has anyone confirmed it? And what steps can I take to upgrade from 3.3.6 to 4.1x? Would it be easier not to install 3.3.6 with Debian, and then start from scratch with 4.1x? Thanks, Raymond Raymond C. Rodgers [EMAIL PROTECTED] Home Page: http://www.taiga.com/~ray/ Quixtar: http://www.quixtar.com IBO# 1935839 _______________________________________________ Newbie mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie
