Matrox video card

[ACD]

Ok, so I did my homework - NHF, FAQ's, searched the forum. No luck. :confused:
Just installed my first Linux distro (Mandrake 7.1 - I know it's a bit old ) :)
Guess what? X configuration failed. I have a working system but in text mode. Last step before crash was a request to reconfigure. I selected Matrox Millenium II AGP 8Mb and a generic LCD screen (I have a Philips 150B LCD flat panel, not listed under Philips monitors), played with the resolution, and finally cancelled. Drakx quits and jumps to text mode, were I can logon. Any suggestions? I know the video board sucks, but that's what I have right know. What about a new version of Xfree86, would it help? Mandrake 8.0 would make a difference? A driver specific for this video board? Any help is appreciated.

[Choozo]

Hi, and welcome ACD.

You may have better luck with XFree86 4.0.x which is included in Mandrake 7.2.
Upgrading the existing XFree86 3.3.6 in Mandrake 7.1 can be a real pain, even when using Mandrakes own RPMs, due to the inevitable dependency problems you most likely will run into.

The 'mga.o' modules available from www.matrox.com (http://www.matrox.com) usually require XFree version 4.0.x anyway.

Hope that helped just a little bit?

Cheers :)

[ph34r]

Also, for X 4.0x, there is support for some Matrox cards with dri. Check dri.sourceforge.net.

For your monitor, try picking a laptop display at 1024x768x16bpp (or whatever yours requires).

[ACD]

Thanks folks, I'll try the upgrade as soon as I can my hands on it. Cheers, AC