Re: [LI] SiS 6215c again !!!

["Nachiket Acharya" <anachiket@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Vijay,

Try this out..

->edit lilo.conf

    put VGA=788 (code for 16bpp and 800x600) at end of section for linux
->run command 'lilo -v'
->reboot (u should see cute penguin at top left corner)
->Install FBDev from the RPM given in the CD.(u might be required to remove
prev version)
->remove 'X' link from  /etc/X11
->create another link 'X' in /etc/X11 which will now point to
/etc/X11R6/bin/FBDev*.*.*
-> copy this file as XF86 which i provide u as attachment

Ask if still problem..

Nachiket

----- Original Message -----
From: VIJAYAN SAMPATH <vijayan_ms@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <linux-india@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 1999 8:16 PM
Subject: [LI] SiS 6215c again !!!


> Hi everybody,
> This is regarding the SiS 6215c again. I have
> installed RH 6.1 (PCQ) in two systems. The funny thing
> is though Xconfigurator ( during install only ) shows
> the SiS 6215c option, it * does not * appear when the
> system is installed and you try to reconfigure your
> card. The Generic VGA Card option works quite well
> except for the fact it uses the VGA16 server and the
> graphics quality is quite bad. I tried to link the
> VGA16 server to the SVGA server but the resolution
> goes down to 320 x 240. Can somebody who has a working
> SiS 6215c explain what is happening ? Atul, can you
> just modify the Xconfigurator package and put it out
> so that this problem is solved once & forever ?
> Thanks
> Vijayan
>
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