[2748] in RedHat Linux List
Re: Metro-X
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Steve Hultquist)
Tue Nov 5 10:16:12 1996
To: maguire@wiley.holbrook.k12.az.us
cc: redhat-list@redhat.com
In-reply-to: Your message of "Tue, 05 Nov 1996 06:06:56 MST."
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Date: Tue, 05 Nov 1996 09:11:23 -0700
From: Steve Hultquist <ssh@wwsi.com>
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>>>>> "Bill" == William P Maguire <maguire@wiley.holbrook.k12.az.us> writes:
Bill> Khalid S. Al-Khater wrote:
>> I've tried to install Metro-X to work with my Diamond Stealth 64
>> Video VRAM (4MB) without success, every time I run startx the
>> machine simple Hang. A couple of questions from a newbier:
>>
>> What is the advantage of using Metro-X over Xfree86 with a card like
>> mine?
>>
>> What am I doing wrong that does not make work?
>>
Bill> You are not doing anything wrong! Diamond does not fully support
Bill> the card under Xwindows. Much thanks to Donnie Barnes. I took his
Bill> recommendation and scrapped my Diamond for a Number Nine 771 with
Bill> 4mb VRAM. Now, that's the only card I use. It is in 10 RHL Linux
Bill> Servers I have. I could only get my Diamond to work with Xfree,
Bill> and only in 400x600--no virtual! Do yourself a favor, monetary
Bill> funds provided, and get a Number Nine 771! You can locate
Bill> Diamond's home page on the net, they will explain, in a
Bill> roundabout way, that some of their cards are not fully supported
Bill> under Xwindows. Someone correct me if I'm wrong. I suppose this
Bill> didn't help you too much. Sorry.
I'm running my Stealth 64 Video with 4MB of ram right now. It runs at
all the 4MB modes (16-bit in 1280x1024, for example), handles the
virtual screens, etc. I've been running this fine with Xfree86 since
Slackware 3.0! So, I don't know why you had those problems with
Diamond, but this has certainly worked great for me. Glad the Number9
works for you!
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