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by **ragtho** » Sat, 14 Oct 2000 04:00:00

Hi,

Does anyone know how I can view/scroll through the cards database that
is used in the xf86config tool? I have an SiS 6326 card and I'm
having the usual SiS problems, but when I try to use xf86config and
view the cards database I only get to see 17 entries and I can't
scroll through anymore. I know there are more because if I choose a
number higher than 17 (up into the 500's) I get valid card and chipset
names.

I have seen in a couple of sources that the entry I'm looking for is
#506, but if I type that in I get an STB card instead. If it helps
I'm using Caldera Open Linux 2.2.5.

TIA.

by **Anita Lew** » Sat, 14 Oct 2000 04:00:00

>Hi,

>Does anyone know how I can view/scroll through the cards database that
>is used in the xf86config tool? I have an SiS 6326 card and I'm
>having the usual SiS problems, but when I try to use xf86config and
>view the cards database I only get to see 17 entries and I can't
>scroll through anymore. I know there are more because if I choose a
>number higher than 17 (up into the 500's) I get valid card and chipset
>names.

>I have seen in a couple of sources that the entry I'm looking for is
>#506, but if I type that in I get an STB card instead. If it helps
>I'm using Caldera Open Linux 2.2.5.

>TIA.

Are you saying that you see the first 17 cards and then when you hit enter,
you do not get the next 17?

I have XFree86 3.3.6 and the number for that card on my system is 626. I am
not using Caldera, but if you have the same version of X, that should be
right.

Anita

by **Web Enthusias** » Sat, 14 Oct 2000 04:00:00

Simply Hit Enter and the next screen should come up. I have a SiS6326 and
the number, in Red Hat, is 626

Quote:> Hi,

> Does anyone know how I can view/scroll through the cards database that
> is used in the xf86config tool? I have an SiS 6326 card and I'm
> having the usual SiS problems, but when I try to use xf86config and
> view the cards database I only get to see 17 entries and I can't
> scroll through anymore. I know there are more because if I choose a
> number higher than 17 (up into the 500's) I get valid card and chipset
> names.

> I have seen in a couple of sources that the entry I'm looking for is
> #506, but if I type that in I get an STB card instead. If it helps
> I'm using Caldera Open Linux 2.2.5.

> TIA.

by **ragtho** » Tue, 17 Oct 2000 04:00:00

Thanks for the advice. Hitting the enter key still didn't give me any
other cards to choose from, but after entering wild values for a while
(about 20 minutes) I tried 605, rather than the 506 I had been quoted.
If only I'd tried that first. No I have a running kde. All I have to
try and figure out now is how to get rid of the really bright squashed
bit at the top of the screen.

Thanks again.

Cheers.

>>Hi,

>>Does anyone know how I can view/scroll through the cards database that
>>is used in the xf86config tool? I have an SiS 6326 card and I'm
>>having the usual SiS problems, but when I try to use xf86config and
>>view the cards database I only get to see 17 entries and I can't
>>scroll through anymore. I know there are more because if I choose a
>>number higher than 17 (up into the 500's) I get valid card and chipset
>>names.

>>I have seen in a couple of sources that the entry I'm looking for is
>>#506, but if I type that in I get an STB card instead. If it helps
>>I'm using Caldera Open Linux 2.2.5.

>>TIA.

>Are you saying that you see the first 17 cards and then when you hit enter,
>you do not get the next 17?

>I have XFree86 3.3.6 and the number for that card on my system is 626. I am
>not using Caldera, but if you have the same version of X, that should be
>right.

>Anita

by **bullwinkl** » Tue, 07 Nov 2000 04:00:00

> Thanks for the advice. Hitting the enter key still didn't give me any
> other cards to choose from, but after entering wild values for a while
> (about 20 minutes) I tried 605, rather than the 506 I had been quoted.
> If only I'd tried that first. No I have a running kde. All I have to
> try and figure out now is how to get rid of the really bright squashed
> bit at the top of the screen.

> Thanks again.

> Cheers.

> >>Hi,

> >>Does anyone know how I can view/scroll through the cards database that
> >>is used in the xf86config tool? I have an SiS 6326 card and I'm
> >>having the usual SiS problems, but when I try to use xf86config and
> >>view the cards database I only get to see 17 entries and I can't
> >>scroll through anymore. I know there are more because if I choose a
> >>number higher than 17 (up into the 500's) I get valid card and chipset
> >>names.

> >>I have seen in a couple of sources that the entry I'm looking for is
> >>#506, but if I type that in I get an STB card instead. If it helps
> >>I'm using Caldera Open Linux 2.2.5.

> >>TIA.

> >Are you saying that you see the first 17 cards and then when you hit
enter,
> >you do not get the next 17?

> >I have XFree86 3.3.6 and the number for that card on my system is 626.
I am
> >not using Caldera, but if you have the same version of X, that should be
> >right.

> >Anita

You may also want to look at http://www.xfree86.org/3.3.6/SiS.html for
more information on the SiS 6326. It explains some of the options for
XF86Config. If you get strange behavior from the SiS 6326 chipset, these
explinations come in handy.

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