Re: [LI] >> Chipsets Hardware Tweaking and FAQ << Downgrading pppd & lpd??

[C Hanish Menon <hanish@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi

One suggestion I have at the outset IS many times the SUBJECT is something
else and the BODY contents are something else, This is the FIRST AND THE
FOREMOST problem I can think of as far as SEARCHING the ARCHIEVES is concerned.
So please see to it that the SUBJECT line is in sync with the BODY of the
message.

>     Another thing I have personally seen that Replacing the
> XFree68-SVGA*.rpm distributed with RH 6.1 by one in 6.0 Solves the SiS 6215
> problem. (in Six !!!! pcs) so tell me how is that possible (Becos of
> hardware probing) I think not.

Most of the Graphic Chip companies don't produce Video cards, They suplly it to
OEM card vendors who inturn make the cards. With some low end cards "N" number
of things can go wrong like the timing or voltages etc. Which could lead to
certain high end features (as far as that Chip is concerned) being messed up.

The X servers mostly are written in  a Chipset  centric manner  and not all
the  Video card vendors' products using the chipset may be tested so some of
the accelerated features can give problems. 

>     Anyway i would never say that PCQ didn't do a fine job. But tweaking has
> to be reduced considerably after installation to have a non-techie guy
> install linux on his machine.

As far as the Parallel port problem which Atul mentioned its not a Linux
problem EVEN in WINDOWS you can face this problem. 

 >  Another suggestion we could start a documentation project for

I agree , rather a FAQ could be maintained of the proper responses in
the list. For others to verify 1st before asking in the list. ( At a personal
level I have already started collecting many of the proper responses in the
list so that when I have time I can compile a FAQ).

-- 
Keep :-)
HanishKVC

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