new installation

[Randy Rathbun]

you might try the 4.0 release of X. Get it at www.xfree86.org. 

>From their page:
6. ATI

3.3.6:
Accelerated support is provided for the Mach8 chips (by the XF86_Mach8
server), Mach32 chips (by the XF86_Mach32 server), the following Mach64 and
Rage chips: GX, CX, CT, ET, VT, VT3, GT, RageII+DVD, RagePro (GB, GD, GI,
FP, GQ), VT4, Rage IIC (GV, GW, GZ), Rage LT Pro (LD, LB, LI, LP), Rage LT,
Rage XL or XC (GL, GM, GN, GO, GR, GS) and Rage Mobility (LM, LN, LR, LS)
(by the XF86_Mach64 server). Unaccelerated support is provided for most of
the above (except some early Mach8 and Mach32 adapters), as well the old
VGAWonder series chipsets (18800, 18800-1, 28800-2, 28800-4, 28800-5,
28800-6) by the XF86_SVGA server with the ati driver. Accelerated support
is provided for the Rage 128 chips by the XF86_SVGA server with the r128
driver.

4.0:
Accelerated support is provided for the Rage 128 chips by the "r128"
driver. Unaccelerated support is provided for all of the others except the
Mach8 and some early Mach32 chips by the "ati" driver.

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On 3/24/00 at 1:30 PM WWryoung at aol.com wrote:

>I could use some help here!
>
>I just installed RED HAT 6.1 on my Gateway machine.  It iss on a seperate 
>spindal.
>
>The system installed properly - however  Linux complains about my video
card 
>and won't start XFree86 server..  Says it has problems accessing the
memory 
>on the card.
>
>The card is an 'ATI Rage 128 GL AGP  (English)'.
>
>The question is:  Has anyone used this card with linux?  Any suggestions
on 
>getting X to work.  
>
>Randy Young
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