topic Re: Mandrake 9.1 in Operating System - Linux

Mandrake 9.1

C.S. — Sat, 21 Jun 2003 06:28:12 GMT

Hi, I was hoping someone could help me. I'm using Mandrake 9.1 on my Compaq Presario S3200NX and I'm having trouble with the graphics. They all look like badly done GIFs; colors don't blend as well as they should, and there are lots of dots and it's kind of blotchy, but when I try to send someone a screenshot of what it looks like, it looks normal on their computer. I didn't have this problem when I was using Windows XP, but I don't have Windows on this computer anymore. Can someone help me fix this? Thanks very much!

Re: Mandrake 9.1

Caesar_3 — Sat, 21 Jun 2003 13:38:49 GMT

Hello!

Looks like some problem with graphic driver,
check for new version of the driver.

Caesar

Re: Mandrake 9.1

C.S. — Sun, 22 Jun 2003 00:30:38 GMT

How do I know what driver to use? I don't know what video card I have.

Re: Mandrake 9.1

Vitaly Karasik_1 — Sun, 22 Jun 2003 05:50:51 GMT

you can find your videocard model

1) in MS Windows control panel

2) on HP site or http://www.linux-on-laptops.com/compaq.html

Regards, Vitaly

Re: Mandrake 9.1

C.S. — Sun, 22 Jun 2003 07:10:39 GMT

I don't have Windows on this computer anymore and that site didn't have my Presario model on it.

Re: Mandrake 9.1

Vitaly Karasik_1 — Sun, 22 Jun 2003 08:34:37 GMT

oops! of course, it's desktop and not laptop!

as you can learn from http://www.shopping.hp.com/cgi-bin/hpdirect/shopping/scripts/product_detail/product_detail_view.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@0036808080.1056273678@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccehadcijfjidifcfngcfkmdfondfgf.0&product_code=DC479A%23ABA&tab=detailed_specs&browse_link=true&#defaultAnchor

it has Integrated ProSavageDDR KM266 graphics.

So you can:

1) check Savage-related info on Mandrake site
2) the same on XFree86 site
3) try to configure XFree using some Savage driver or "general" XVGA driver

Vitaly