Re: Problems defining video card properties

From: Carlos (garciasuarez_at_ya.com)
Date: 07/12/03 

Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2003 11:08:00 +0200

Keith wrote:

> On Sat, 12 Jul 2003 07:14:05 +0200,
> Carlos <garciasuarez@ya.com> wrote:
>> I have a desktop running RedHat 8.0 with SiS 300 video chip. The problem
>> is that Linux can not detect the card correctly. I finally manually set
>> up the screen properties and I have a reasonable screen image, but there
>> are certain parameters which I do not know how to set up:
>>
>> - The video card memory
>> - The driver
>>
>> Linux opts to have a generic (undefined) value and still seems to work
>> but I would like to have proper values for I assume the quality of the
>> image and the behaviour of the screen would be better.
>>
>> How can I decide on the right values? and how to find and install the
>> right driver for the card?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Carlos
>
> I have a Sis 530 and SiS does distibute a driver for that
> card, but I can't get the card to work with Real player.
> SiS doesn't make there hardware information available
> and their drivers lack crucial support.
> Here is a web page discussing the SiS300/305
>
> http://linuxdrivers.foundries.sourceforge.net/comments.pl?sid=5572
>

Thanks, once off the comments in that page talks about a IRQ set up that has
to be done for MSI mainboards (which I have).

Do you think that could be thing? Do you set that up at the PC start,
before Linux is loaded?

Thanks

Carlos

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