install question

[Kendrick-LUG]

Richard A. Franklin wrote:

> As a possible cure for insomnia, I installed Debian Woody on a Duron 
> 1700 system last night. Downloaded the minimal install ISO, burned a 
> CD and finished the install via FTP. Installed the available graphical 
> packages, tried the xf86config routine ...
>
> I am using an ATI 7000 card; it is not on the menu. I would think this 
> would be an obstacle on the path to getting X to start, but there must 
> be a fix, so ...
>
> what do I do at this point? ... please keep it newbie simple, as I am 
> just venturing out from the realm of totally spoon-fed distros.
> ... or perhaps I could just haul it over to the Foss Training Center 
> tomorrow night?
>
> Thanks!
> Rick
>
>
It appears you need xfree 4.3 or 4.4

http://216.239.41.104/search?q=cache:ZVelHe4V_1wJ:www.ati.com/developer/altoschart.pdf++RADEON+VE+li
nux+driver&hl=en&start=5&ie=UTF-8