When I'm uncertain as to what something specific about my hardware is, this is actually one place that windows can be a useful tool--I just boot up my windows partition and check the hardware settings from the control panel. When I used to run a compaq, it labeled my cirrus logic card quite nicely.
|cheshire|ihatedmyoldcompaq [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Greetings all you fine folks! > I know this might be a little offtopic, but it's vital to me: > I need the setup param's for the on-board video-card that's in my old Compaq > 486/66, model Deskpro XE 466, in order to get X configured right. I've tried > a few standardish setups, but all I get is white vertical stripes all over > the screen, and sometimes a neat blue color. > I've also tried searching the 'Net to no avail. Hey, even tried calling > Compaq; who didn't know any specifics and didn't give a f... > What I did gather was this: > It could be either a CirrusLogic 5434 or 5436 or 5446 or a Compaq Qvision > "local bus" (whatever that means). Any of these should be capable of > 1024*768 and have 1Mb Vram. > If any of you guys have got X working on a machine like this or know > anything about it, please let me know. By the way, when I get along to it, > I'm going to get KDE. Seen it on one of my friends' machines -looks reeely > goood. > Best Regards > Vitux > > Error is human; complete disaster takes a computer > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null
