Is there a way to get uptodate radeon drivers that work with a Presario
2800t?
 
 
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From: brian [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] 
Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2002 3:30 AM
To: 'brian'; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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The only problem with the vesa drivers is that it doesn't take advantage of
the 3d power of the card.
Thus I cannot play my games such as tux racer or chromium
 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: brian [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] 
Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2002 2:59 AM
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Yup that works like a charm
 
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf
Of Andrew Lindeman
Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2002 7:35 AM
To: brian; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [Newbie]Graphics Scewed
 
I think I have figured it out.  In my XF86Config-4 file, I changed the
"Driver 'Radeon'" line to "Driver 'vesa'" and everything worked as planned.
 
See if that works...
 
--Andrew
----- Original Message ----- 
From: brian <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>  
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2002 12:09 AM
Subject: RE: [Newbie]Graphics Scewed
 
I too am having this same problem. 
Please read my description with yours:
I just recently purchased a Presario 2800T, P4 - 1.5 gig, 40 gig hd, 512 meg
ddr ram,  ATI Mobility 7500 . I'm using rh 7.3 which comes with the latest
XFree86
 
My problem is when I load Xwindows the display has some issues
The only way I can explain it is that somehow my computer did not completely
render the display.
 
Remember the old interlaced gif that would render a little bit at a time,
that is what the graphics and text look like on my display. The graphics and
text are not completely rendered so I can make out parts of what the text
says but very hard to read. Parts of the actual window look fine especially
where there is solid colors like the background. 
 
I tried different combinations of Generic Laptop Display Panels but to no
avail. I also tried different resolutions 640*480, 800*600, 1024*768. Can
anyone help?
 
 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf
Of Andrew Lindeman
Sent: Monday, May 27, 2002 6:26 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [Newbie]Graphics Scewed
 
Hello,
 
I've recently bought a laptop (Compaq Presario 2800) and installed Red Hat
Linux 7.3 on it.  Everything went just as planned except when it came to
installing X.
 
The installer detected my video card (ATI Radeon Mobility M7 LW) fine and
configured my pretty generic LCD monitor (60 Hz refresh rate, if that
matters).  I intend to use 16 or 24 bit color with 1024x768 as my resolution
(these do work as I have tried them under Windows XP).
 
When it came time to test my settings, I clicked OK.  What came up was a
slightly scewed (did I spel that right?) picture of my desktop.  I tried
different settings (different resolutions/color depth) but with the same
results.  I kept going with the installation, thinking it might work upon
completion, but on the first boot-up, the graphics were still messed up.
 
Basically, it look like there is a bunch of streaks down my screen.  They
are virtical lines that mess up a few pixels around them.  The screen is
still pretty readable, but text is difficult to make out sometimes.  I'm
pretty sure it is a configuration problem, because taking screen shots and
viewing them in Windows reveals a perfectly clear screen.  What can I do
about this?  What settings should I change? Where?
 
If I did not give enough information, please email me back.  Thank you for a
great product, and I look forward to getting it resolved.
 
Thank you so much,
Andrew Lindeman
 

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