Re: AMD K6 2 - 350. New install. Some doubts...
Hi,
I found that it is a M598 PCChips mother board.
Anyone has the same model? Or a similar?
I'm trying to configure video and sound on board with no sucess :(
Have a nice day, Paulo Henrique
Quoting Oleg Krivosheev (kriol@f
nal.gov):
> On Fri, 4 Jun 1999, Paulo Henrique Baptista de Oliveira wrote:
>
> > Date: Fri, 04 Jun 1999 18:18:42 -0300
> > From: Paulo Henrique Baptista de Oliveira <baptista@cos.UFRJ.BR>
> > To: Oleg Krivosheev <kriol@fnal.gov>, debian-user@lists.DEBIAN.org
> > Subject: Re: AMD K6 2 - 350. New install. Some doubts...
> >
> > Hi,
> > first thanks for your time.
> >
> > Oleg Krivosheev wrote:
> >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > Hi all.
> > > I bought an AMD K6 250 and it seems to come with a lot of hardware
> > > within it:
> > > a sound board, modem, video, ...
> > > but the software is for Windows and with few documentation...
> > >
> > > that's well-known PCChips m571 board (sold by amptron and other),
> > > otherwise known as TX-Pro II board.
> > >
> > > check http://www.pcchips.com/m571.html to be sure
> > >
> >
> > Yes, I'm checking now...
> >
> > >
> > > I have some doubts:
> > > 1) My old modem worked only with isapnp and then setserial.
> > > How to automate on boot setserial settings given by isapnp?
> > >
> > > hmm...
> > >
> > > as usual, create isapnp.conf in /etc where you set
> > > io/irq for modem and then in startup script
> > > calll setserial with above io/irq
> > >
> >
> > I got this with 0setserial...
>
> yep, that's what i meant...
>
> >
> > >
> > > 2) The sound board seems to be PCI Sound PRO? Is there support in
> > > Linux for this?
> > >
> > > yes, the chip is called CMI8330. Search the net for
> > > CMI8330 mini HOWTO or ask me again - i'll forward you the docs
> > >
> >
> > I got it...
> >
> > >
> > > 3) The video board is a Sis.
> > >
> > > this is SiS 5597/5598 chipset and it is supported by
> > > XFree 3.3.3.1
> > >
> >
> > How do you know this?
>
> i guess... ;)
>
> well, that's the chip used in m571 mobo
>
> >
> > >
> > > Also check http://www.dyer.vanderbilt.edu/server/udma/
> > > for IDE controller SiS 5513 support - you'll have
> > > (U)DMA and other fancy stuff
> > >
> >
> > What is this? Is it related to HDs?
>
> yes, you can use UDMA33 hard drives and such...
>
> >
> > >
> > > OK
> > >
> >
> > Thanks for your help, Paulo Henrique
>
> OK
>
>
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