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Re: SiS 6326 AGP Graphics Card Problems... Any Solution?

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From: wbrock
Date: Wed, 28 Jul 1999 00:00
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I have two computer with the 6326 chipset and they both work just fine


Derek Tom wrote:
> 
> In article <7nm04n$kpe@news-central.tiac.net>, "Kndkwn" <knwin@ain.com> wrote:
> 
> > I have recently installed RedHat Linux 6.0, with KDE. I have a SiS 6326 AGP,
> > which I used the SiS 6326 (SVGA) X vid driver for. The X server runs, but
> > every time I do anything (move windows, click menu's, type text) the colors
> > become inverted, change, or some other erratic thing happens, especially
> > when I use the Xterms, I don't see what I am typing.
> > Is there anybody else that is having this problem or is there any way to fix
> > it?
> > thanks,
> > -KON
> 
> With my SiS 6326 w/8MB RAM, using XF86config I could only see the
> taskbars, some icons, the corners of a dialog box and the button in the
> dialog box - everything else was black.
> 
> After correspondence w/Linux-Mandrake support, I decided to just give up
> and buy another card, a Matrox Millenium G200 LE (8MB SDRAM). Although not
> cheap, that fixed the problem for me.
> 
> Good luck!
> 
> Cheers,
> Derek
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From: wbrock <wbrock@owc.net>
Subject: Re: SiS 6326 AGP Graphics Card Problems... Any Solution?
Date: 1999/07/28
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