[NTLUG:Discuss] [Bulk] Via/S3G Unichrome Pro IGP video adapter

[Tom Tumelty]

Leroy,
By trial and error I found a workable solution today. I used generic VESA
driver (video driver # 0 ) and option 6 for refresh rate and used only 1024
x 768 because it uses 60 hz rate which i read is max this card can deal
with....actually it seems to work fine now.

only problem now is i wanted to use kernel 2.6 but for some reason it wold
not work with 2.6.....or, maybe i made a mistake with a setting ???  or
maybe the kernel does something different regarding the video driver, i
dunno.


Thanks ,
Tom





On 3/22/06, Leroy Tennison <leroy_tennison at prodigy.net> wrote:
>
> Tom Tumelty wrote:
> > I am trying to install Slackware 10.2 on a machine with an Amd Sempron
> 3300+
> > processor and a  Via/S3G unichrome Pro IGP  ( PCI card ) video adapter.
> > Slackware installed with out a problem, but X will not work so far....I
> keep
> > getting an error  "No Screens Found". I have searched the internet and
> not
> > found much useful info. All that i have found has been negative and no
> > solutions to this problem.  i have also found a set of drivers on
> > sourceforge.net for unichrome, but have not got it to install.  I also
> read
> > that these drivers do not work anyway......so does anyone have the magic
> > answer to this problem ?
> >
> > Thank You in advance to anyone who can help.
> >
> > Tom
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> >
> >
> <sigh> You are echoing my miserable experience with an AMD/VIA
> combination.  Actually, your situation is worse - X at least worked (in
> a sort of "funny" way and very slow) in my case.  I know this isn't what
> you want to hear but my solution was simple: install a SIS-based video
> card (I'm assuming this PCI card is integrated).  I happened to have a
> spare one on hand.  You can probably find one at 1st/3rd Saturday for
> cheap or go to a used computer store.
>
> <Diatribe on> I am not at all pleased with VIA running Linux.  I also
> have weird floppy problems (which don't exist under Windows so I can't
> take the motherboard back as defective).  If I switch away from the unit
> for any length of time (I have three PCs on a KVM) and return then the
> screen is blank and nothing will get it back (ACPI is disabled - never
> did like advanced power mismanagement).  I have two other Linux PCs
> using SIS-based motherboards (both happen to be ASUS) and have not had
> any problems.  If you found nothing but negative comments in your search
> it sounds like there is a common theme going here.  Recommend against
> anyone else buying a VIA motherboard at least for Linux use. </Diatribe
> off>
>
>
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