On Tue, 13 Aug 2002, Mark Ruddell wrote: > I notice a few of you are having similar problems to me with your Radeon > cards. I was wondering if there was a problem with my BIOS settings. I > posted this [snip] > PCI: > Creative Sound Blaster Live! Some people blame the Sound Blaster Live! for all sorts of instabilities. I don't know how true this is, but it was certainly hashed over at length on various RH7.2 lists. [snip] > PROBLEM: > Trying to install from RH 7.1 (&powertools) distribution CD, installation Well, RH now is on version 7.3 (Valhalla) which comes with XFree86 4.2.0. This contains the DRI acceleration infrastructure, all sorts of updates to and bugfixes for drivers etc. I would suggest that you upgrade at least your XFree86 version to the current one (4.2.0) and the easiest way to do that with a RH system would be to update the whole OS. > runs fine; setting up a text-mode system causes no problems. However, > setting up a graphical login causes problems to emerge subsequently when > INIT is moving up run-levels (same whether configured during setup, or > running Xconfigurator from command line as root): What exactly are you doing with Xconfigurator? What do you mean by "moving up run-levels"? [snip] > QUESTIONS: > hardware configuration like mine? > 2] As one of the BIOS settings is having some effect, must I assume this to > be the problem? Or should I look elsewhere? Seriously, it's probably much easier to update to RH7.3 unless you have really good reasons to preserve your system as it is. There are probably more people conversant and interested in current issues with current software than older versions. You are more likely to tap into a rich knowledgebase by running current software. You sound like you've searched for answers on this before and had no luck, so unless you have a very strong reason to stay with RH7.3 then upgrading is probably the path of least resistance. > 3] Why does the RedHat software management system want me to up-date to > XFree version 4.1.0, when 4.2.0 is available? AFAIK and I may be completely wrong, RH7.1 kernels were not compiled in such a way as to allow interaction with the DRI architecture of XFree86. The last version of XFree86 that worked without additional tweaking on RH7.1 (Seawolf?) was XFree86 4.1.x I would guess that a quick Google search using (XFree86 XF86 XFree RH7.1 DRI Radeon ) etc might confirm this for you. Best wishes, Oisin Feeley _______________________________________________ Newbie@XFree86.Org *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie
