$quoted_author = "Jeff Waugh" ;
>
> <quote who="Martin">
>
> > > Nice one - what kind of video hardware?
> >
> > the "other OS" isn't real helpful. the website says: VIA/Trident
> > CyberBlade i1 Hardware accelerated 3D Graphics
> >
> > i could try booting a knoppix CD on it, see if that has any success.
>
> Hrm, reckon you could get the lspci output for it?
ok, trying the live cd again and it worked this time. perfectly.
i didn't do anything different. typing this from a terminal on the presario
1400 right now.
for neatness sake the output of lspci -v is attached.
cheers
marty
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0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8601 [Apollo ProMedia] (rev 05)
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0
Memory at f8000000 (32-bit, prefetchable)
Capabilities: <available only to root>
0000:00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8601 [Apollo ProMedia AGP] (prog-if
00 [Normal decode])
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 0
Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=0
Memory behind bridge: f4100000-f57fffff
0000:00:07.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C686 [Apollo Super South] (rev 22)
Subsystem: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C686/A PCI to ISA Bridge
Flags: bus master, stepping, medium devsel, latency 0
0000:00:07.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C586A/B/VT82C686/A/B/VT823x/A/C
PIPC Bus Master IDE (rev 10) (prog-if 8a [Master SecP PriP])
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64
I/O ports at 1820 [size=16]
Capabilities: <available only to root>
0000:00:07.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller
(rev 10) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
Subsystem: VIA Technologies, Inc. (Wrong ID) USB Controller
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 3
I/O ports at 1800 [size=32]
Capabilities: <available only to root>
0000:00:07.4 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C686 [Apollo Super ACPI] (rev 30)
Flags: medium devsel, IRQ 7
Capabilities: <available only to root>
0000:00:07.5 Multimedia audio controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C686 AC97 Audio
Controller (rev 20)
Subsystem: Compaq Computer Corporation Soundmax integrated digital audio
Flags: medium devsel, IRQ 9
I/O ports at 1000
I/O ports at 1834 [size=4]
I/O ports at 1830 [size=4]
Capabilities: <available only to root>
0000:00:09.0 Ethernet controller: Conexant HCF 56k Modem (rev 08)
Subsystem: Compaq Computer Corporation 623-LAN Grizzly
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 160, IRQ 11
BIST result: 00
I/O ports at 1400
Memory at f4000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
Capabilities: <available only to root>
0000:00:09.1 Communication controller: Conexant HCF 56k Modem (rev 05)
Subsystem: Compaq Computer Corporation Yogi
Flags: medium devsel, IRQ 11
BIST result: 00
I/O ports at 1838
Memory at f4004000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
Capabilities: <available only to root>
0000:00:0a.0 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCI1410 PC card Cardbus Controller (rev
01)
Subsystem: Compaq Computer Corporation: Unknown device b103
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 168, IRQ 11
Memory at 07800000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable)
Bus: primary=00, secondary=02, subordinate=05, sec-latency=176
Memory window 0: 10000000-103ff000 (prefetchable)
Memory window 1: 10400000-107ff000
I/O window 0: 00004000-000040ff
I/O window 1: 00004400-000044ff
16-bit legacy interface ports at 0001
0000:01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Trident Microsystems CyberBlade i1 (rev 6a)
(prog-if 00 [VGA])
Subsystem: Compaq Computer Corporation CyberBlade i1 AGP
Flags: bus master, fast Back2Back, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 9
Memory at f5000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable)
Memory at f4100000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=128K]
Memory at f4800000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=8M]
Capabilities: <available only to root>
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