On Thu, 2004-03-04 at 19:09, Kent West wrote: > David Clymer wrote: > > >On Wed, 2004-03-03 at 17:18, Kent West wrote: > > > > > >>Bob Tilley (AT&T) wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >>>I plan on moving my Debian installation from my 600MHz machine to my Dell 2.1GHz > >>>box. > >>> > >>>Drivers exist for graphics (Intel 82845G) and networking (Broadcom 4401) at the > >>>site > >>>http://www.lesbell.com.au/Home.nsf/0/16b775253fa0d477ca256d07001cd06c?OpenDocument. > >>> The last driver sought is for the ADP sound driver. > >>> > >>>A review describes KNOPPIX 3.2 installed on a Dell 2350 being totally functional. > >>> However, I want to be l337 by downloading drivers and manually installing Debian > >>>+ drivers on the Dell. > >>> > >>>Can someone help with this task? What sound driver would Knoppix be using? > >>> > >>>Robert Tilley > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>I've had trouble with the 82845G on a Dell Optiplex GX270, but it turned > >>out to actually be a problem with the BIOS version on that computer. It > >>had version A03, which apparently doesn't report to the OS the shared > >>video memory size correctly; downgrading to A01 fixes the problem. The > >>driver that should be used is i810, I believe, but I can only get > >>success with the VESA driver. Again, this is GX270-specific, not > >>82845G-specific. > >> > >> > > > >How exactly did you downgrade the bios? My attempts to do that all > >failed. I would run the A01 bios flash utility (from dell), and it > >_appears_ to work (says all the stuff that makes one think it is > >working: "attempting to update bios", etc, and get no failure messages) > >but the bios remains unchanged. > > > >Also, how successful are you? IOW, what are the resulting capabilities > >with respect to colors/resolution? > > > >-davidc > > > > > > > > > I used this file: > http://faculty.acu.edu/~westk/GX270A01.EXE > > In my searching for a solution, I found a posting somewhere, and the > poster offered this file. I grabbed it, hoping it was legit (but for all > I know, I'm now 0wn3d at the BIOS level). >
I took the same gamble, but I also found & used the "official" versions from dell's site, with the same results. > I just double-clicked on it from within WindowsXP Pro, expecting it to > unzip, and instead it popped up a window offering to flash my BIOS. I > allowed it to, rebooted, and there I was looking at an A01 version > instead of A03. > I didnt do it from XP, since I dont have it installed. I used a win98 boot disk, though I cant imagine that would be the problem.. > I still can't use the i810 driver, but with the VESA driver I can get > 1600x1200x24 on a Dell 17" flat-panel. No DRI. > Same monitor I'm using. *scratches his head* I must be doing something wrong. If I could only figure out what it is... Oh well, thanks for the help. -davidc -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
