Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (1377 mails)

[kf@xxxxxx (Kristian Farren)]

 I use a Diamond fire gl 1000 pro w/ premedia 2 chipset. xf86config works
fine,
just skip the part the asks for the RAMDAC and chipset speed,  also make
sure
that you you have the svga x-server installed. xf86setup will not configure
your
card, hopefully a future version of SuSE will allow for it.

>
>SuSE 5.2 includes the GLint server, and seems at first to allow
configuration
>for the ELSA GLoria Synergy 8 MB AGP video card to be done under
>XF86Setup (even give some write up for ELSA cards in the XF86Setup video
>card screens).  But, then the setup screens redirect the user to use
>XF86Config to install the server properly.  Unfortunately, neither my ELSA
>card nor its documentation provides the info XF86Config wants re RAMDAC
>chip and speed and clock chip and speed.  So far, I gather the card uses
the
>PERMEDIA 2 chip and runs at 230 mHz.
>
>Tried the SuSE hardware db with the word "ELSA," but no results.  Tried
>calling ELSA, and they're still looking for the answers.
>
>The card seems very promising, and it does run under varous other OS'.
>Can anyone suggest the info I need; or, better yet, provide the video card
info
>for an XF86Config file?

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