Re: ATI 3D Rage LT Pro graphics card

[Bruce Smith <bruce@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> I installed Linux (BS 5.1) and wasn't able to get X Windows running
> on  my new machine (with the "aforementioned" graphics card).
> I got nothing, a blank screen and a locked computer (unless theirs
> some trick I don't know of, ctrl-[cdz] didn't work, the power
> switch did) Figuring that I'd need to plunge into the depths of
> config-file hell, I hit the XFree website for some direction.
> 
> I'm getting conflicting messages from them.  The ATI driver 
> description lists the LT Pro as a supported card, while the Mach64
> driver says "nope, not for another version or three".  There is
> no such "ati" driver (that I can find on the CD's I bought from
> Bruce).  The ATI description also doesn't mention the name of a driver.

If the XFree86 page says it's supported, then it probably is.

Your problem could be that you have an old version of XFree86,
which probably does NOT support the card.

XFree86 has been updated to newer versions at least 2 or 3 times
since Redhat 5.1.  I recommend you upgrade to Redhat 5.2, or at
least upgrade your XFree86.

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Bruce Smith                bruce@armintl.com
System Administrator / Network Administrator
Armstrong International, Inc.
Three Rivers, Michigan  49093  USA
http://www.armstrong-intl.com/
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