On 2007/12/02 03:12 (GMT-0500) Clark P. Case apparently typed: > On Sat, 2007-12-01 at 11:40 -0500, Felix Miata wrote:
>> On 2007/12/01 01:30 (GMT-0500) Clark P. Case apparently typed: >> > I have a system (and 3 other identical ones) that uses a Tyan S2098AGN >> > motherboard, 2.1GHZ Celeron w/512MB ram. I have been running openSuse >> > 10.0 to 10.2 without issues. ... >> I have a Celeron 2.4G test box with the same chipset: >> http://www.intel.com/design/motherbd/va/index.htm ... >> I got SUSE >> Factory v10.3 installed on it running 24 bit 2048x1536 in Sept. or Oct., and >> Mandriva 2008. The latter's GUI installer wouldn't run on it, but it works >> dandy after having used the text installer. ... > Thanks for your perspective. Unfortunately the core of my problem is not > with the integrated video. I offered that information as background. I > have been using the Intel Extreme graphics onboard and the Bios offers a > frame buffer of either 1MB or 8MB. I can install and used all Linux > distros with that setup without a problem. The problem lies in the fact > that when I disable the onboard and install any other cards, that I get > the kernel panic and it fails as later stated in the same paragraph. On mine, "disabling" the onboard in the BIOS is not necessary. By default, if the BIOS finds an installed gfxcard, it makes the 845GL the secondary device. Possibly the kernel panic is related to gfxcard prioritization, and/or a defect in implementation of "disabling" in the 845GL chipset or motherboard BIOS that newer kernels uncover. > I feel strongly that this is a kernel issue and since i was able to get > to a desktop on the old 3.4 version of Knoppix's live cd, that the > problem exists in versions of the kernel greater that whatever version > is included on that live cd. I know that it's obscure, but had hoped > that others may have at least heard of a similar situation. > I suppose I will have to stick with some form of BSD if I am to utilize > the 4 128MB video cards I just $160 on but cannot used. It's not the > cards, it is something to do with the PCI capabilities on the > motherboard as it pertains to the Kernel but that is a guess from my > troubleshooting. Just frustrating... Just another idea. The most I ever paid for a gfxcard was $60, but that was 10 or more years ago. I've since resolved to spending as little as possible on video, having just taken delivery of 3 8 year old 4X AGP cards @ $8.50 each as example. On further thought about installing Mandriva on my D845GLVA, I recall not using the text installer when the GUI installer wouldn't work with the onboard video, but instead sticking a really old PCI card in and using the GUI installer. I may have used a Matrox Millenium, but probably used an NVidia TNT2. I wonder for further troubleshooting purposes if an antique PCI spec gfxcard would also create the kernel panic? Yours are almost certainly newer than v2.1, while mine are certainly not. You did try both PCI slots, right? Is anything installed in the other? If so, does behavior change if it's removed? Are you using the v2.01 BIOS? FWIW, and this is probably no help, I've previously found with an Intel i810E chipset motherboard that the PCI slots were not far short of useless. Only certain cards would work in it, and then only if it was the only device populating a PCI slot. Using more than one PCI slot would prevent POST completion. Since it worked with older kernels, filing a kernel bug might be the best next thing to do. At least ask on the linux kernel mailing list. -- " Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other." John Adams Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 Felix Miata *** http://mrmazda.no-ip.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
