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I used R4 for a while, but R5 is much slower than I remember R4 to be. I
have a StarMax 4000/200 with XClaim3D card. I recompiled kernel 2.2.9 with
support for this card. "setup" for X recognises the card, but the screen
updates are like treacle. I made sure I was running in 8 bit (higher colour
depths are just as bad). No joy. It's taking seconds just to recover from
the screensaver.

I have "video=atyfb" in BootX (doesn't make any difference with or without).

I must have something incorrectly setup. Any suggestions.

Mark

Steven

Mark

1.Boot up the computer, and when it gets to the "Choose your OS" screen,
press the delete key. This will stop the boot process.

2.Delete anything that is in the "More kernel arguments" field. In that
field, type in "single". Then click Linux to start Linux.

3.Linux will boot in single user mode, which is a special maintenance
mode.

4.Instead of booting up and displaying a login prompt, it will come to a
prompt that will read something like "sh-2.0.32:".

At this prompt, type:

/usr/X11R6/bin/Xautoconfig [Return]

It will look like nothing happened, but the Xautoconfig program actually
ran. It should properly set up your X configuration.  It made Xpmac a
little fast on my MacTell box.  Should have another tip soon.

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I changed the X server to use Xpmac instead of XFree86_FBdev, but it
would only start in 640x480, 8 bit. Which X server should I be using
for best performance with Rage Pro ?

Mark