Re: Install woes...X problem
On Wed, 6 Feb 2002 20:54:47 -0500 (EST) Ray Bowles <ray@devit.net> wrote:
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> Probable hardware bug: clock timer configuration lost - probably a
> VIA686a. Probable hardware bug: restoring chip configuration.
You could have a flaky mobo.
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> let me know. One friend from a Linux support company told me I was out of
> luck because I was using an AMD chip and an AGP vid card.
Your friend is overgeneralizing. I've been using an Athlon-C, A7V266
mobo and a generic Riva TNT2 AGP video card with X4.1 and nv driver
for 7 months now with no problems.
_However_, about 2 weeks ago, there were reports of a "confusion"
between AGP cards & Athlons. linuxtoday reported on it...
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