I have turned every-power saving thing off...and it worked in 7.1 ..good news is XFree86 4.2 should be out any day since it was scheduled out mid-late november.... maybe they have done great things with the driver....but probably not > I am reading the digest version of this list, so replying to the precise thread is a >bit of an art, but let's see if using this subject line works any better this time... > > Dan, I don't think your system locking up has anything to do with the Radeon 64 >card. I don't get this problem on my HP Pavillion, but I had this very same problem >on another box (a Compaq Presario box running an Nvidia Vanta card). My guess is >that your problem is due to an energy saving mode setting in your computer's BIOS. My >Compaq also seemed to lock up after the screen saver kicked in for too long - >regardless of what operating system was running. I have three different OS boots on >that Compaq box: Linux, the original Windows ME, and Windows 2000, and all three of >them were getting locked-up by that BIOS setting. To fix it, you'll need to get into >your BIOS setup program at boot time (try the F1 or maybe the delete key). Look for >something like "Power Management" and try experimenting with different settings. On >mine, it was set to "Return to Last State" and I fixed it by changing to "Always >Return" or something like that. > > As for needing 3D acceleration, I agree. Ultimately, I too will be needing a >working 3d accelerated video card for my Linux boot. The problem is that I am still >a little gun shy about buying yet another video card when I already spent $400 on >this ATI Radeon 64 DDR VIVO (and it was supposedly the better card for >Linux/Mesa/OpenGL support). Ironically, this card finally actually works as >advertised in Windows XP Home (which is the first time I've ever seen it pull in >composite video at all, as this feature never worked in Windows ME either). I built >my Windows XP Home boot on an extra drive on this box, so I guess I'm interested in >holding out a little longer to see whether there isn't a way to fix this driver issue >for my Linux boot (he said as he dusted off his Gnu C compiler and began looking for >specs and clues on how to get started writing/fixing video device drivers...). In >the meantime, there are plenty of reasons to run Linux aside from 3d acceleration. > > -dav0 > > -- > > > > > __________________________________________________________________ > Your favorite stores, helpful shopping tools and great gift ideas. Experience the >convenience of buying online with Shop@Netscape! http://shopnow.netscape.com/ > > Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Mail account today at >http://webmail.netscape.com/ > > _______________________________________________ > Newbie mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie
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