> in the graphical installation works,
the installer is either using an X server for the kernel framebuffer
(I'm guessing this is the case with Mandrake, since they use the kernel
framebuffer a lot); or in the case of other distributions, using the VGA X
server.
first, are you actually running X 4.1? I've seen a Mandrake 8.1
install use X 3.3.6, tho I'm not sure why. that was using the XF86_FBDev
server, tho; and I'm going to guess that's not your problem here. (it would
probably be working in that case).
try editing your /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 file; and find the line that
says 'Driver "<something"'. change that to
Driver "fbdev"
see if that works. you could also try
Driver "vesa" and see if that works differently/better.
'fbdev' will use the kernel framebuffer to draw to the screen. it won't be
accellerated, but it usually works.
'vesa' won't be much better; but it may have some accelleration, because it
tries to drive the chipset directly, using a fairly limited set of
capabilities.
using the kernel framebuffer isn't inherently slower; but it often happens
that way, simply because of the way some things are written.
Carl Soderstrom
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Network Engineer
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