[H-GEN] Aid and Assistance Sought

[Michael Anthon]

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If all you want to do is get X up and running and you are not after super
speed performance, I'd suggest getting a standard PCI S3 card.  I have had
many a machine with these cards and they work perfectly well.  The S3 is
apparently a little on the slow side, but I can't say that I have ever
compared it to anything else.  You should be able to pick one of these up
brand new for under $60, probably a lot less if you can find them second
hand.  

The only thing to watch would be the amount of memory they have.  With a 1M
card you can only run 1024x768 with 256 colours.  If you want to run at this
res, then I'd suggest getting a card with 2M so you can go to 16 bit colour
(particularly if you want to run Netscape 8^)

Cheers
Michael Anthon

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Reg Voss [mailto:regvoss at bigfoot.com]
> Sent: Monday, 3 April 2000 4:55 AM
> To: general at lists.humbug.org.au
> Subject: RE: [H-GEN] Aid and Assistance Sought
> 
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> Guys,
> Thanks for the replies, however relatively computer 
> illiterate [hope I spelt
> that right], and having read pages and pages on how to load
> updates/upgrades, I am just getting more and more confused.
> 
> Remembering that I am a GOF [geriatric old fart] and on a 
> pension, what
> would be a better card to install to replace the SiS, just so 
> I can get
> Linux up and running, then maybe I can learn to tweak the 
> system and install
> upgrades etc.
> 
> Regards
> 
> Reg
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-general at lists.humbug.org.au
> [mailto:owner-general at lists.humbug.org.au]On Behalf Of Frank Brand
> Sent: Sunday, 2 April 2000 9:31 PM
> To: general at lists.humbug.org.au
> Subject: Re: [H-GEN] Aid and Assistance Sought
> 
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> [ Humbug *General* list - semi-serious discussions about Humbug and ]
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> On Sun, 02 Apr 2000, you wrote:
> > [ Humbug *General* list - semi-serious discussions about 
> Humbug and ]
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>         ]
> >
> 
> > Again mouseconfig is of no help.
> > My system set-up is:
> > 	120MHz Pentium with Award Modular BIOS v4.51 PG with IntelCorp
> 82437FX430FX
> > Cache/DRAM controller Chipset.
> > 	32 MB Memory [72 pin]
> > 	Sony CPD-100ES 15inch Monitor
> > 	Adapter is a SiS 6326 Chipset 6326 AGP rev Ho 4MB
> > 	Sound Blaster 16 Sound card
> > 	Maestro V90 56k Modem
> > 	Epson Stylus Colour 400 Printer.
> > Any help of advice to get Linux up and running would be greatly
> appreciated,
> > and if anyone lives on the Southside of Brisbane around 
> Logan City I am
> > available any time on 3388 6923 to receive your advice.
> 
> I suspect this is the old SIS 6236 problem again. This card 
> is supposed to
> be
> recognised but in my experience was not actually working 
> properly until the
> latest version of X. These cards work well with Mandrake 7 
> which has a later
> version of X with heaps more recent cards supported.
> 
> I can see nothing else in your setup that should cause you any grief.
> 
> --
> Frank Brand
> E-mail: fbrand at uq.net.au
> Home Page: http://www.uq.net.au/~zzfbrand
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