Hi Ron: great thanks for this. i will give it a try and see how it goes. the pc i use is pentium 200m with 32 ram, 4m of it is for video display. thanks! David --- Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@xxxxxxx> wrote: > On Thu, 2004-03-04 at 02:34, qiubo su wrote: > > Hi Ron: > > > > yes, the PC and the RedHat Linux 5.2 are very old, > > however, i don't think i will plan to replace > them. I > > just want to use them for practice. i think there > > should be someone who can answer my question. so, > I > > sent out an email ... > > <Sigh> > > Configuring XFree86 3.3.2 was much more difficult > than > the 4.x series, and it uses kernel 2.0.36. > > > i think you must be able to help me to solve this > > problem. > > > > Waiting for your solution. > > Have *you* done any research? > http://www.xfree86.org/3.3.6/ > http://www.xfree86.org/3.3.6/SiS.html > http://www.xfree86.org/3.3.6/SiS2.html > > Use the XF86_SVGA driver. > > > > --- Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > On > > Thu, 2004-03-04 at 00:50, qiubo su wrote: > > > > yes, ron. it is from RehHat Linux 5.2. do you > know > > > the > > > > answer? > > > > > > That's a *severely* *ancient* version of Red > Hat. > > > From 1998, > > > I'd guess. > > > > > > Get a modern version of a distro. No, really. > > > You'll thank me. > > > > > > I suggest http://www.libranet.com/ v2.8.1 > running a > > > light weight > > > window manager like XFce. Also, 64MB RAM is > > > *strongly* recommended. > > > > > > http://www.libranet.com/features.html > > > > > > You'll use the "sis" driver. > > > > > > > --- Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@xxxxxxx> > wrote: > > > > On > > > > Wed, 2004-03-03 at 23:55, qiubo su wrote: > > > > > > Dear Sir or Madam: > > > > > > > > > > > > I try to install the Linux5.2 onto my > Pentium > > > 200m > > > > > PC > > > > > > > > > > From Reh Hat? > > > > > > > > > > > with a SiS 5597/5598 video adapter. > However, I > > > > > cannot > > > > > > find the proper server I should selected. > It > > > will > > > > > be > > > > > > very appreciated if you can tell me which > one > > > I > > > > > should > > > > > > select for the Xfree86 X Server. > > -- > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > Ron Johnson, Jr. ron.l.johnson@xxxxxxx > Jefferson, LA USA > > Great Inventors of our time: > Al Gore -> Internet > Sun Microsystems -> Clusters > > _______________________________________________ > XFree86 mailing list > XFree86@xxxxxxxxxxx > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86 Find local movie times and trailers on Yahoo! Movies. http://au.movies.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ XFree86 mailing list XFree86@xxxxxxxxxxx http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
