Re: Xserver on sis6215 card

[Rajesh Fowkar <rfowkar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Parmeshwar,

visit the page :
	www.linux-india.org/SiS/

You will get all the answers to your problems. Follow the procedure given there
and your X server will start working in no time. Mine in working with SiS 6215
card.

Rajesh


On Sat, 03 Jul 1999, you wrote:
> >%_    I tried to load Rhlinux 5.2 from the March 99 pcquest cd. However I could not configure XWindows properly because my video card  sis6215-2 isn't supported. ( I could only run x in 16-color 640*480 mode or in 8-bit mode at a very poor resolution)
>     I tried to follow the tip given in the Dec98 pcq which is also present on the linux-india site. First we were supposed to run the commands:
>         rpm -i xsis.rpm
>         cd /;    tar xvfz xsuseconfig.tgz
> 
>     However when I ran the last command, I got the following error:
>         
>         tar(child): cannot open archive xsuseconfig.tgz : No such file or directory
>         tar(child):
>         tar: child returned status 2
>         tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors
> 
>     I know that the xsis package is installed. I checked with rpm -ql xsis.
>     This is the first time I am experimenting with linux and without xwindows, I pretty much can't do anything. Please help.
>         
>                                                 Parmeshwar Khurd
>                             
> 

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