Re: Problems with SiS6215C & Installation of Debian

[zameer ahmed <zameerahmed@xxxxxxxxx>]

--- Sudhir P <sudhir.parasuram@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I'm having an SIS 6215C card with 2MB videoram.
> Linux (RedHat5.2) is
> however uable to detect it directly. I don't think
> that this card is
> supported. Apart from Generic VGA, is there any
> other option? My monitor
> is 1024x768 non-interlaced (I don't think that this
> matters).
> 
> I installed RedHat Linux5.2 yesterday at my home. Is
> it possible to
> install Debian in the same partition. Installation
> of Debian detects
> Linux Native and swap to be already present. Is it
> OK to proceed. Will
> it modify lilo.conf and give me an option to use
> redhat or debian?
> Further, will there be any problem (conflict of
> packages)? 
> 
> Further debian doesn't consider my floppies to be
> valid type. It
> declares them invalid and doesn't perform boot
> floppy preparation during
> the installation phase. However these floppies r OK.
> Is there anything
> else I should do?
> 
> Please excuse me for posting it to both lists and
> also in case this is
> being repeated.
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> Kind regards,
> Sudhir.P
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> 

Debian will proceed and format the existing RH5.2 installation. If you
you don't want RH5.2 this is perfectly fine. Sis 6215 has been a pain
in the neck for some.

Best of Luck

Zameer Ahmed

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