sis6326 does have problems with redmond linux. go here for tips: http://support.calderasystems.com/caldera/solution?11=000413-0048&130=0955658826&14=14&2715=&15=2&2716=&57=faq&58=&2900=dIVD9I0Rcq&25=6 and http://support.calderasystems.com/caldera/solution?11=990712-0005&130=0931814238&14=&2715=&15=&2716=&57=smartassistant&58=&2900=dIVD9I0Rcq&25=6 i'll check on the sd.o problem, it should be included by default. what type of internet connection do you have? Calvin Arndt wrote: > After several attempts at install using various hardware, I seem to have a > fairly stable setup going. > Video cards attempted included: > Aopen Artist PA50 2x AGP (SIS 6326)which failed misserably... > > Palit Daytona (SIS 6326) Second try yeilded even worse results than w/build > 19! Upon return from "test this mode" KILLED Lizard's xserver! > > Generic ET4000 w32 PCI good results in 16k colors but 24k colors were way off > towards the purple relm. (this is a generation 1 pci vga card[ie really slow > RAMDAC]) (on the market w/the earliest pent 60/66's) > > In all cases the monitor used was a Viewsonic 6e seleted in install as > Viewsonic 6 > > Final attempt used a Trident 3D Image 975 AGP 1x, in 24k color 800x600 72hz. > this seems to be the card! Colors are dazzling. Video responds reliably no > unexplained lock ups. Most importantly w/the two SIS cards in combination w/a > USB Zip 250 there were random dma lockups that killed the filesystem in every > case. With the trident card that did not occur. > > About the Zip250: > > In all cases when the zip drive is plugged in the install takes forever... > 50-65mins as opposed to 13-18 without it. In all cases when Lizard finishes > install and "Boots to new system" (which it does without rebooting!) when > KDE2 comes up the zipdrive is alive and well as /dev/sda4! However in all > subsequent boots the Zip is gone attemping to mount it yields > > /dev/sda4 has wrong major or minor number > modprobe reports block-major-8 missing > > I know they're related but this windows expert is attemping linux and I don't > have a clue! > > todays testing baseline hardware > Soyo 5eh5 motherboard (VIA chipset) ver 1.0 > AMD K6-2 500mhz 3DNOW CPU > PCI NE2K ethernet card 10baseT > Aopen FM56-ITU/2 56k V.90 modem > 128mb PCI 100 sdram > Creative PNP SB16 > 4gig quantum HD with Peanut 8.1 and RH 6 on hda1 and hda5 > Memorex CDRW1622 > Delta 44Xmax CDrom > Iomega Zip250... > > one final note to get the final setup hooked up to my internet gateway was > rocket science! :o) > > I setup the dns, tcp/ip and def gateway up staticly. > I haven't configured a DHCP yet.... > !!!! Like fallin off a log!!!! > you just can help but grin when ya get up! > > then got blown away when I saw realplay work! > > Keep up the good work Joe you seem to understand what easy means!!! > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Name: k6-2.500.jpg > k6-2.500.jpg Type: JPEG Image (image/jpeg) > Encoding: base64 -- thanks! joe -- Joseph Cheek, Sr Linux Consultant, Linuxcare | http://www.linuxcare.com/ Linuxcare. Support for the Revolution. | [EMAIL PROTECTED] PM and Lead Dev, Redmond Linux Project | [EMAIL PROTECTED] 425 990-1072 vox [1074 fax] 206 679-6838 pcs | [EMAIL PROTECTED]
