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

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From: mjt
Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2002 20:13

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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.

you're better off using mandy 8.2 - it's more up-to-date. personally,
i like to use xf86config to initially set up xfree, then tweak as
necessary. (it seems somewhat crude, but i've found that it works
better than all the other fancy utils)
-- 
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 "C++ HowTo", "C++ Unleashed"              #     universe by zero

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