[NTLUG:Discuss] Help needed getting, installing video driver

[John K. Taber]

Does Redhat 9.0 X system support the 845GLLY? If so, that is the answer
I'm looking for.

Also, let's not forget the audio. That was a problem too according to
google. Does 9.0 support the 845GLLY audio?

John K. Taber

> 
> Howdy,
>   It won't be as simple as other messages have implied.  The 
> problem is
> the version of Xfree86 that is used with RedHat 8.  It was not RedHat
> mistake, as Xfree86 could not support the 845 video at that time.  The
> necessary support came in with Xfree86, ver 4.3.  I had an 845 at the
> time, and researched it then.  I am a little fuzzy on the exact cause,
> but it was something to do with the size of the bios on the 
> 845.  It was
> not just that you needed a newer video driver, but that X 
> itself did not
> have the infrastructure for your video chipset.  The bottom 
> line is that
> you need to update to a newer distribution, or figure out how to
> retrofit a modern X to your system.  It would be buch easier to update
> your distribution unless you have some dependency on RedHat 8.
> Good luck,
> Ralph
> 
> On Fri, 2005-01-21 at 14:30 -0600, John K. Taber wrote:
> > I would appreciate handholding help finding and installing a video
> > driver for
> > my setup. 
> > 
> > I'm running XP on one disk and Redhat 8.0 on the other. 
> Trouble is, at
> > ...
> > The problem seems to be the integrated video chip Intel 
> 82845G on the
> > motherboard, 
> 
> 
> 
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