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Re: CD-ROM not working under linux slakware

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From: Aaron Todd
Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 00:00
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I had the same problem with my Virge and Xwindows...

I have a virge DX 4M and was told that it should use the SVGA server... yeah
right... I use the S3V server and it works great from 640 480 to 1027 768
just like it should...

Darrin Smith wrote in message <77mdkp$8so$1@enyo.uwa.edu.au>...
>I sucessfuly set up linux (I thought) installing it from the slakware CD
>Now when I boot and login (as root) I can't use the cd-rom.
>During the startup detect it reports that the cd-rom format is not
>compatable and that no cd was found.
>I have the CD as secondary master (ie /dev/hdc) the linux swap and native
>partitions are on primary slave (hdb) win98/fat32 is primary master (hda)
>I think maybe the secondary controller hasn't been enabled.
>How can I check this and change it?
>(I didn't install package "Q" do I need that too?)
>I'm also having stacks of problems getting X to run. startx bombs
>with heaps of errors. I've got a S3 ViRge 4MB PCI. Does anyone know
>what settings I should use? even startx -probeonly bombs.
>Thanks!
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From: "Aaron Todd" <guldee@hempseed.com>
Subject: Re: CD-ROM not working under linux slakware
Date: 1999/01/19
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