On Sunday 20 January 2002 10:57 am, you wrote: > > > My questions are: > > > - is radeon ve (with tv out and so on) working with xfree 4? I do > > > not care about 3d > > > > yes, it does work. You may need to download , build and install the > > CVS version of XFree86. Or maybe not. A source of a TV-out driver can > > be found at http://gatos.sf.net > > Thanks! Why do I need a cvs version or not? Is radeon ve notcurrently > working with the stable rpm's? > I don't know for sure. I think the Radeon VE is supported by XFree 4.1.0. I have a Radeon 8500 which isn't, which is why I had to go the CVS route.
> > > - What programs can I run to adjust settings? > > > > there are several, depending on which distribution of Linux you have. > > I have caldera. Can I just use the old xf86config (or something similar, I > forgot). I quess man xf96conf will tell me? I also saw reference to xfree86 > -configure? Or is that something that tells you how you did configure it? > I have Linux Mandrake 8.1, and it has its own tools. But they don't recognize my particular card...yet. > > > - What config files does xfree 4 use? > > > > It's called XFree86Config-4 (the 4 denotes v4.x) > > > > > - is /usr/x11/X supposed to be a soft link to xfree86? > > > > yes > > How does it know what driver to use then? In my xf86config-4 it says > something about dri (the 3-d stuff). What can I put in there to just get a > non-3d screen working? Is the issue with using the non-dvi output still a > problem? > I'm not sure. I am using the standard D-sub connector and it's working fine. > greetings > > hc > Theories come and go, the frog stays [F. Jacob] > ------------------------------------------------------- > Hans-Cees Speel http://www.hanscees.com > pgp public key at http://www.hanscees.com/hcs.asc > > Editor "Journal of Memetics Evolutionary Models of Information > Transmission" http://www.cpm.mmu.ac.uk/jom-emit > submit papers to the new managing editors at > [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _______________________________________________ > Newbie mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie -- Lloyd Osten [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ # 63460821 _______________________________________________ Newbie mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie
