[lug] ATI Radeon Video Card

Tue Jan 8 05:30:15 MST 2002

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It could very well be a problem with the X server - I know that for an older 
card I have I had to regress to the 3.3.6 X server as the 4.0/4.1 server 
didn't work on my card - and I had exactly the same problems with random 
geometric stuff on my screen as you.

BTW: as long as you don't fat finger the keys, you can still type blindly 
when you switch to a console screen. It all works OK (ie kb input isn't 
hosed) you just can't see what's going on.

On Monday 07 Jan 2002 11:39, you wrote:
> Questions:
> I'm having difficulty getting X Windows, GNOME desktop, to launch after
> installing KRUD 7.2.  I've installed 7.1 and 7.2 approximately 8 times at
> this point, trying different combinations of ATI Radeon video cards in the
> list and differing the RAM settings.  In Linux installations in generations
> past this was a problem with refresh rates, etc., but those parameters were
> configurable in the old installation.  Any suggestions on how to tune my
> ATI Radeon card outside of the installation process?
>
> Perhaps someone could provide me with a kill instruction to exit X (when
> X/GNOME fails the system stalls and I'm left with a geometric helter
> skelter colored screen) and configure X from the command line?  It's been a
> while since I've experienced this behavior, but again in generations past
> when X failed you were returned to text/command mode.
>
> Or, even better, if someone has successfully installed the AT Radeon and
> can advise how they did it, with 7.1 or 7.2, that would be sweet!
>
>
> Fred Robinson
> Sr. Systems Engineer
> SandCherry networks
> http://www.sandcherry.com/
> 2845 Wilderness Pl.
> Boulder, CO 80301
> 720.272.5201
> frobinson at sandcherry.com
>
> http://www.ext.colostate.edu/psel/ps0004a.html
>
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