Fixed Diamond Speedstar A50 RdHt 6

Fixed Diamond Speedstar A50 RdHt 6

Post by mike swin » Fri, 06 Aug 1999 04:00:00



get a diamond viper 550 or one that is listed in list.[THROW AWAY
DIAMOND SPEEDSTAR A50...]
simply boot linux after replaceing card it automatically finds it. once
you choose it on screen.
  [agp is five times faster than pci in some cases]also cmos finds it
first at startup.

at root prompt choose linuxconf/or xconfigurator.
try setting your resultion to just one setting svga 1024x760 closest to
your mon.

I have a monitor that is not on the list but it accepted it.most analog
Monitors will work.
[ctx-PL5]15inch

My screen was black before replacing video card.

There is an excellant site which tells you what hardware will work.
LhD: The Linux Hardware Database
http://lhd.datapower.com/