RE: [aclug-L] Video H!

["Gary L Merrick" <scarabea@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Jeff2

Thanks, I have the sneaking suspicion that's what it'll boil down too. :)

Gary.

-----Original Message-----
From: aclug-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:aclug-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxx]On
Behalf Of Jeffrey L. Hansen
Sent: Monday, April 26, 1999 4:42 PM
To: aclug-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [aclug-L] Video H!


Gary,
        Greg had the same problem you describe.  He solved it by switching to a
Matrox Millenium.  :-)

jeff2

At 04:05 PM 4/26/99 -0400, you wrote:
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>Ok, well, I managed to figure out how to update my Kernel to 2.2.6 hoping
>beyond hope that it would fix my video problems with Xwindows. No luck. The
>FAQ's on the XF86 site are no help, I updated everything that the faq said
>I needed to, to fix the problem with my Diamond Speedstar A50 AGP card,
>didn't work. I THINK it has something to do with the 8 megs of video RAM on
>the card and getting X to see it, it reports only 1024mb of video mem and
>tells me not enough available. I'm tapped out, and every page I looked at
>on the web doesn't address the problem beyond what I've already found and
>done. Any one out there have an idea?! Anything short of getting a new
>card? There must be a solution out there some where.
>
>Gary.
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>PS any one live in Junction City or near White City that could take a look
>at this box would be a boon!
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