Re: First time installer needs advice on Diamond Stealth 3000 3D

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From: Blake Leverett
Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2002 05:36

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John wrote:

> Configuration
> Abit BE6 II / PII 400 (slot) / Diamond Stealth 3000 3D (pci - 4 megs - s3)
> / old 1.7 gig WD and very old 16x Mitsumi cd / Serial mouse on Com 1 /
> AcerView 76e
> 
> Installing Mandrake 7.2 (?)
> 
> Installation goes well EXCEPT for the xconfigurator. It detects the card
> and installs the svga server - then claims there is a problem with my
> xconfiguration and sends me back. I have tried numerous
> res/refresh/colordepth settings to no avail. If anyone has dealt with this
> or knows of the simple step I have obviously overlooked (sorry - total
> Linux neophyte) please chime in.
> 
I use a Diamond Stealth and haven't had that problem.  Since you're new at 
this, I would suggest trying a newer version of Mandrake, say 8.2.  You're 
much more likely to get everything working with 8.2 than with 7.2. (Yes, 
7.2 worked fine, but for a newbie 8.2 is going to be easier.)

Blake

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