Re: [PLUG] hello

[Paul <gyoza@comcast.net>]

Makai Smith wrote:

> Still a bit mystified: can't get the sound card recognized, wondering
> how to (or if) to go from vesa to a specific driver for my old ati card;
> all these things and so much more in time and after a hundred hours on
> Google :)
>  
More info please.  Distro, video card model, and what you are trying to 
accomplish by changing the driver.  I'm assuming the card is in a PC.  
Example:

Red Hat 9.0
GeForce2 GTS
Installed nVIDIA's closed-source driver to enable accelerated video.

In the case of the nVIDIA card, all you have to do is download the 
driver file, execute it, and maybe modify XF86config to use the new 
driver.  I haven't done it in a while, but I used to have to change a 
line specifying the "nv" OSS driver to the "nvidia" closed-source driver.

> And the PLUG list...531 strong!
>  
Wow, I thought the number was only a couple hundred.  Judging by the 
number of people who actually post, only a dozen.  That makes me 
self-conscious about my casual posts.  Sorry.
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