[NTLUG:Discuss] Re: Discuss digest, Vol 1 #93 - 19 msgs

[Keith Rice]

It would be a lot easier to tell you what to try if you told us the exact
brand and model of your laptop.

Keith

On Thu, 30 Sep 1999, wacko okcaw wrote:

> Hello,
>     I am new to linux.  I installed Linux Mandrake 6.1 (helios) and
> was successful at getting it to load on my laptop.  I have some problems 
> though: This is my laptop specs:
>     Pentium II 300mhz, 128MB RAM, 6.4G HD (1.5 partition for linux)
>     10/100 Fast Ethernet Card, 56K modem card,
>     ATI Rage LT PRO 8MB VRAM, ESS Maestro Sound card
> 
> Problems:
>     1) I cannot get the driver for X windows to detect my video card.
>     2) I tried manually modifying the XF86Config file, but only got it
>        to run with the video segment all messed (in chunks)
>     3) I don't know how to setup the sound driver for ESS Maestro
>     4) I don't know how to setup the ethercard either(nor modem)
> 
>     My main concern is to X windows to recognize the ATI Rage LT Pro
> I had version 3.3.5 of XFree86, but it still did not work.
> Any suggestions or help would be greatly appreciated.  I really want to get 
> linux to run my laptop.  Thank you ...first hand.
>                                                          V.N.

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