Re: problem installing HERCULES 3D PROPHET 4500 video card

From: RodgerH (rodgerlee_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 10/30/03 

Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2003 12:52:03 GMT

Bernard DEBREIL wrote:
> Hi there !
>
> Having just installed RH 7.2 (Enigma) (kernel 2.4.7-10) on a HP Compaq
> Pentium 4, with a HP71-17" monitor (HP8901, HR: 31-70 KHz ; VR: 50-120
> Hz), my video card was not reckognized. True enough, it does not appear
> in the list of HERCULES cards that are reckognized automatically by this
> system.Trials using SVGA generics, have led nowhere. After many
> attempts, I have just been able to configure this as 'generic VGA 16',
> which gives despicable results.
>
> Where can I find a driver for that HERCULES 3D PROPHET 4500 card ? I
> would prefer not to have to upgrade to RH 8 or 9.
>
> If such a driver is not available, could someone please tell me if there
> would be a way to configure that card using tricks such as that of
> configuring it as generic something, or as a similar model that is
> listed ? I don't even know what kind of video card it is !
>
> Thanks in advance for any hint
>
your card does not show up in the list of video cards with included
drivers in Red Hat 9 either. you can either replace the card with
something that is supported directly (the easy way, and cost $20-30 for
a basic video card), or take the hard way and keep what you have, and
see the worst side of Linux/X-Windows which is trying to configure such
a card. 

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Regards,
RodgerH
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