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Re: Rage IIc AGP Video Card

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Ken Archer)
Mon Nov 23 20:20:23 1998

From: Ken Archer <karcher@idworld.net>
To: redhat-list@redhat.com
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1998 19:15:04 -0600
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Try this:

Edit "/etc/XF86Config"(you have to be user "root") and search for:

     Section  "devices"
           Identifier  ......
           VendorName  .,......
           BoardName  ........

Insert the following two lines below:

          ChipId  0x4754
          ChipRev  0x01

Some versions of the Mach64 driver haven't been updated for some of the the
newer ATI cards.

On Mon, 23 Nov 1998, glennc wrote:
>Hello and help.
>   I am attempting to install RH5.1 on my new system. It has a ATI RAGE
>IIc AGP video card with 2 MB SGRAM and a Sylvania F50 Monitor. According
>to Win98 those are the correct settings. I can get some display in X
>using Mach64 but it shows up with 4 or so xload and buttons.  I am new
>and I have but 5 days to return the system for a refund. Please help,
>semi-desperate. TIA
>
>GlennC
>
>
>
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