[97104] in RedHat Linux List
RE: ATI and X
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (wegster@bitsmart.com)
Sat Oct 31 20:00:47 1998
From: wegster@bitsmart.com
Date: Sat, 31 Oct 1998 21:05:52 -0500 (EST)
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>Date: Sat, 31 Oct 1998 10:17:40 -0500
>From: Tom Dolan <tdolan@erols.com>
>To: redhat-list@redhat.com
>Subject: ATI & X
I wasn't aware that there WAS/IS a problem, other than 32bpp seems to be
unattainable. I have an ATI Expert 98 Rage II 8MB PCI card running with
the latest(I think) RPM'ed version of X, XFree86-3.3.2.3-18. (RH 5.1
Intel/6x86-233 CPU, 64M RAM, 'standard' h/w) running in 1600x1200x16bpp,
works great. I'm using the Mach64 server. The only problems I recall
having with installation was that:
1. I had to specify the amount of memory onboard, which seems to be the
case with a lot of 8+ MB video cards..no clue to why. If you let
Xconfigurator write the XF86COnfig file out for you it will comment out
the line for VideaRam or put some bogus number in like 256. Change this
for your card(uncommented)
2. I had to do some tweaking of mode lines fro my monitor(Hitachi
SuperScan 812) and card combo. Had no problems at 1280x1024, but for
1600x1200 it would not work properly at the highest clocks. Currently
running 1600x1200@85Hz, 105.77 kHz hsync.
I don't know what monitor you're running or resolution or more details of
your 'problem', but let me know if you want a copy of my cyrrent X config
via email. Hope this helps.
>Does anyone have any information on this ATI Rage II - X config problem?
>Following installation instructions (and on-line documentation) I ran
>Xconfigurator, selected the appropriate server for my card (Mach64??),
and
>configured appropriate monitor and mode selections. Now when I run
startx
>the system locks up at a blank screen and I am forced to power down to
>restart the PC. The captured output startx file says something about not
>enough memory and no valid modes before a fatal error occurs.
>The PC OEM advises that the card is an ATI Charger 4MB AGP with Rage II+
>DVD chipset. Visual inspection of the card show's Rage II C AGP. I have
>found no other specific information on this card with reference to XF86
>support.
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