Re: GLUG: Re: Trouble with SiS6326 AGP graphics card

[Adrian Snyman <adrians@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

You are infected with the KAK virus !!! .... please rectify ... :o) ..



On Tue, 2 May 2000 rhino3@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> I also have a SiS 6325 AGP card which gave me problems initially.  I managed to get it working on SuSE Linux 6.1in the following way.  This should work with Redhat as well I guess.  
> 
> In the installation I specified the card as a SVGA i.e. installed the XF86 SVGA server.  The installation program then set up a XF86Config based on this.  This XF86Config however then has to be modified manually.  
> 
> Here is the Device section from my file.
> 
> #####################
>  
> Section "Device"
>   Identifier    "Primary-Card" 
>   VendorName "Unknown"
>   BoardName "SiS 6326 rev 11"
>   VideoRam 4096
> # Option "sw_cursor"
> # Option "no_accel"
> # Option "no_linear"
> # Option "no_imageblt"
>    Option "no_bitblt"
>    Option "fast_vram"
> #  dacspeed 135
> 
> EndSection
> ##########################
> 
> From my web search, the conservative advice that I got was to set all of the above 'Option's.  However I experimented with various combinations and found that 'commenting-out' the indicated options above didn't seem to have any adverse effect.  You will note that I have specified video RAM as 4MB although I have an 8MB card.  This is necessary if you want to use the hardware cursor rather than the software cursor. This feature requires some of the RAM and if you allocate all 8MB to video ram then the hardware cursor is automatically disabled.  I suppose I could specify 6 or 7 MB but I haven't bothered to do so yet.
> 
> As I say, the card seems to be working fine but you follow my advice at your own risk.
> 
> Good luck.
> Chris
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: Julian Scharneck 
>   To: glug@xxxxxxxxxxxx 
>   Sent: Saturday, April 29, 2000 2:34 AM
>   Subject: GLUG: Fw: troubleshoot
> 
> 
> 
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: Julian Scharneck 
>   To: xorg_info@xxxxx 
>   Sent: 29 April 2000 02:21
>   Subject: troubleshoot
> 
> 
>   hi there
> 
>   I have recently upgraded to a sis 6326 agp 
> 
>   previously a s3 virge
> 
>   I now have problems installing x under redhat 6.0 
> 
>   <!--StartFragment-->XFree86 Video Timings HOWTO
>     Eric S. Raymond <esr@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>     v3.4, 18 January 1999
>     
>   the above let me to believe that I have v3.4
> 
>   could you please assist me or point me to a relevant place to find proper installation methods /procedures
>    
>   I also have an unknown monitor type which runs very well under windows 98 on 24 bit true type 640 x 480.
> 
>   thanks  a million 
>    
>    Julian
> 
> 
> 

Regards,

                              ADRIAN SNYMAN
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