Re: Blindly Installing...
Rafe B.
I use the Matrox MGA-G200 video card and was able to
use Xfree-3.3.6 that comes with Potato. I used the
xserver-svga in the 1024x768 mode without any
problems.. In fact this Matrox card was identified in
the date base when I ran xf86config.
What kind of problems are you having with the card?
Don
--- "Rafe B." <rafeb@adelphia.net> wrote:
>
> [rafe b:]
> > How is a newbie expected to avoid this situation?
> > You know, I've been around the block a time or
> two,
> > but getting a wee bit frustrated with debian
> install
> > issues.
> >
>
> [sean:]
> I don't see how blindly attempting to install
> unstable packages into a
> stable distribution is a Debian install issue.
>
>
> I don't mean to whine, and I *DO* very much
> appreciate
> the support I've gotten on this list since I took
> the
> plunge into debian.
>
> Still, you old hands ought to consider the plight of
>
> us newbies. There's an awful lot to learn.
>
> Problems arise when one's hardware base isn't
> completely
> generic. In my case, this &^%*$ Matrox board is
> rather at the root of my difficulties. If I read
> the tea leaves right, it seems an upgrade to X4.1
> is required. So suddenly, as a newbie, I'm dealing
> with some gnarly system-configuration and update
> issues that I'm not really prepared for. Still
> struggling with it, though. Your patience is
> appreciated.
>
>
>
> rafe b.
>
>
>
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