Rafe B. I use the Matrox MGA-G200 video card and was able to use Xfree-3.3.6 that comes with Potato. I used the xserver-svga in the 1024x768 mode without any problems.. In fact this Matrox card was identified in the date base when I ran xf86config. What kind of problems are you having with the card? Don --- "Rafe B." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > [rafe b:] > > How is a newbie expected to avoid this situation? > > You know, I've been around the block a time or > two, > > but getting a wee bit frustrated with debian > install > > issues. > > > > [sean:] > I don't see how blindly attempting to install > unstable packages into a > stable distribution is a Debian install issue. > > > I don't mean to whine, and I *DO* very much > appreciate > the support I've gotten on this list since I took > the > plunge into debian. > > Still, you old hands ought to consider the plight of > > us newbies. There's an awful lot to learn. > > Problems arise when one's hardware base isn't > completely > generic. In my case, this &^%*$ Matrox board is > rather at the root of my difficulties. If I read > the tea leaves right, it seems an upgrade to X4.1 > is required. So suddenly, as a newbie, I'm dealing > with some gnarly system-configuration and update > issues that I'm not really prepared for. Still > struggling with it, though. Your patience is > appreciated. > > > > rafe b. > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
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