[ale] Laptop blues

[Wandered Inn]

Leonard Thornton wrote:
> 
> According to Dell's website, the video is an ATI Mobility M4 4x AGP 128bit
> w/ 16Mb memory.  I'm not sure if there is a driver for this yet and I don't
> know if there is a compatible driver for X yet.

If this is the case, I may have the same card, and it is working. 
Excerpt from X startup output:

XFree86 Version 3.3.6 / X Window System
(protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6300)
Release Date: January 8 2000
    If the server is older than 6-12 months, or if your card is newer
    than the above date, look for a newer version before reporting
    problems.  (see http://www.XFree86.Org/FAQ)
Operating System: Linux 2.2.17-16mdksmp i686 [ELF]
Configured drivers:
  Mach64: accelerated server for ATI Mach64 graphics adaptors
(Patchlevel 1)
(using VT number 7)


I'm doing a bit more research to see if it's the same card.  If it is,
I'll be glad to provide my config file.  (original poster will need to
provide email address, as I've lost track of the thread).

> 
> At 09:45 AM 6/4/2001 -0400, you wrote:
> >Hi Everybody.
> >
> >I recently purchased a Dell C800 and installed both Mandrake 8.0 and Red
> >Hat 7.1 obtaining the same results;
> >After booting and configuring X, the computer crashes (freezes) and the
> >screen starts fading away as if it was "frying" the video card.
> >Setup is not recognizing the card, putting it under the "other" options
> >and does not give me any more video card options to choose from (both RH
> >and MKE).
> >Any sugestions?
> >
> >Thanks,
> >
> >Sergio
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> The difficult while you wait.....the impossible overnight.
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> Leonard Thornton
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