Re: [LI] PCQ RH6.1 SiS support

[Ghins Mathai <ghins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I did exactly that. Yet I too am facing the problem stated by Rajesh. What
could be wrong ? If anyone has a XF86Config file that is working with
Sis6215c , please send it over to me.

Regards

On Sat, 6 Nov 1999, Atul Chitnis wrote:

> The most common cause for this is if you told Xconfigurator to autoprobe
> the card's memory. Skip the probing, and tell Xconfigurator the correct
> amount of memory that you have on the card. The problem you are describing
> happens if Xconfigurator is told that the card has more memory than it
> actually has - if in doubt, specify 1 MB.
> 
> Probing with the card does not work because the SiS card blatendly lies
> about how much memory it actually has onboard.
> 
> Atul
> 
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> On Sat, 6 Nov 1999, Rajesh R A wrote:
> 
> > Hello,
> > 
> >   I installed RH 6.1 on my PC with a SiS card. The support for the card has been added by PCQ. But when I started the GUI, the mouse pointer changes to a large rectangular white block. Also,  I get black patches on the screen, wherever text is present. Apart from everything, including the resolution works fine. The start menu text is legible, with no patches.
> > 
> >   Any solutions !!!
> > 
> > Regards,
> > 
> > Rajesh R A
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
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