RE: X on NeoMagic
I haven't looked at the PMCIA how to yet, so I'm not sure what I'm
supposed to do yet.
If its a lot different, I can see righting something up.
>From what I hear X supports NeoMagic well just not in the version with
debian 2.1.
I guess I'll get pcmica and net set up so I can upgade to slinkv2.
Then I'll see how hard it is.
On Mon, 13 Sep 1999, Cory L Hubert wrote:
> I have the same Neomagic Video Card on my Laptop. We could probably help
> each other out. I got far in detecting my PCMCIA network card though. It
> detected it. Now I just got a noticed saying I have to configure it. I am
> using DHCP.
> Since we are having similar problems, we could probably help each other
> out. Then write a Howto or FAQ when we are done.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Clint A. Brubakken [mailto:cabrubak@cssgroup.com]
> Sent: Monday, September 13, 1999 11:41 AM
> To: debian-laptop@lists.debian.org
> Subject: X on NeoMagic
>
>
> I just got a Gateway 2500 se, which comes with a NeoMagic MagicGraph
> 128XD.
>
> I saw that X supports this but the version that comes with 2.1 doesn't.
>
> I need to things. First how to just upgrade X. (I don't want to go over to
> potato if I can avoid it), or how to replace it with a new version I
> compile my self.
>
> Second How to figure how much Video Ram it has (It still has Win 98 on it,
> so I can play games on the road), which I assume I need, as every other
> time I set up X it needed it.
>
> Super Probe says its a:
> Chipset: Yamaha 6388 VDPC (Port Porbed)
> RAMDAC: Generic 8-bit pseudo-color DAC
> (with 6-bit wide lookup tables (or in 6 bit mode))
>
> After That I'll work on getting pcmcia, and ethernet to work
>
>
>
> --
> Clint Brubakken
> Developer, Computer Science Services Group, LLC
> Co-Dictator-for-Life Air Capital Linux Users Group
> Wichita, KS
> cabrubak@acm.org
> ---
> G: All right sir. See the little box with the row of lights on the front?
> We'll call that the wiggly-diggly.
> Cu: Uh-huh.
> G: When the lights on the wiggly-diggly flash rapidly, click on the
> thingamajig, and your doodlybum should open. Voila! You're connected.
> Cu: Okay ... yeah, I think I got it. Thanks!
> Ch: Say Greg?
> G: Yeah Chief?
> Ch: Don't you think that call was a little ... ohh ... precedent setting?
> G: If you're trying to terrify me, it's too damn late.
> -- Greg, Customer and The Chief
> User Friendly, 6/14/1998
>
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---
G: All right sir. See the little box with the row of lights on the front?
We'll call that the wiggly-diggly.
Cu: Uh-huh.
G: When the lights on the wiggly-diggly flash rapidly, click on the
thingamajig, and your doodlybum should open. Voila! You're connected.
Cu: Okay ... yeah, I think I got it. Thanks!
Ch: Say Greg?
G: Yeah Chief?
Ch: Don't you think that call was a little ... ohh ... precedent setting?
G: If you're trying to terrify me, it's too damn late.
-- Greg, Customer and The Chief
User Friendly, 6/14/1998
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