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[Steven Kinch]

Hi I'm new.

I have used different flavours of linux for years including redhat/fedora, mandrake/mandriva, SUSE and Ubuntu.

I left them all not because I did not believe in them but because I had awful trouble with support for my Radeon X550 video card which I could not get to work. It is a PCI Express card and its support under linux seems to be limited although it is actually quite a decent card in Windoze.

I love Linux and am not a great fan of windows although my current XP install is alright for what it is. Much prefer my Mac and do not plan to go down the Vista path just yet.

Does anyone have any experience of using my particular type of card in Xandros as I am quite willing to pay Xandros if I can get back to good old Penguin land and anything Debian based is always brilliant.

I am hoping that someone can give me firstly confirmation that the card can be made to work, secondly some tips on how to achieve that (I assume that some command line stuff is going to be needed if I do not get a display first time out after install and am landed with init 3) and thoughts on how to avoid redoing everything after, for example, a kernel upgrade where I need to upgrade the kernel source and rebuild the drivers in the other distros that I have used.

Or does Xandros just do it all automatically?

Thanks.

[redrum]

If you are currently running linux, type lspci -x and post the output.... Then I can give you an intelligent answer.
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[popsad]

i Have an ati radeon x550 but seem to have some problems can anyone help. no 3d effects


0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 761/M761 Host (rev 01
)
00: 39 10 61 07 07 00 10 22 01 00 00 06 00 20 00 00
10: 00 00 00 f0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
20: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 19 10 66 07
30: 00 00 00 00 a0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00

0000:00:01.0 PCI bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] PCI-to-PCI bridge
00: 39 10 04 00 07 05 10 00 00 00 04 06 10 00 01 00
10: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 01 00 e1 e1 00 20
20: b0 fe b0 fe 01 d0 f1 df 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
30: 00 00 00 00 d0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0b 00

0000:00:02.0 ISA bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS964 [MuTIOL Media I
O] (rev 36)
00: 39 10 64 09 0f 00 00 02 36 00 01 06 00 00 80 00
10: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
20: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
30: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00

0000:00:02.5 IDE interface: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 5513 [IDE] (rev 01)
00: 39 10 13 55 05 00 10 02 01 80 01 01 00 80 00 00
10: 01 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 01 00 00 00
20: a1 ff 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 19 10 66 07
30: 00 00 00 00 58 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00

0000:00:02.7 Multimedia audio controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] AC'97
Sound Controller (rev a0)
00: 39 10 12 70 05 01 90 02 a0 00 01 04 00 40 00 00
10: 01 d8 00 00 01 d4 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
20: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 19 10 77 18
30: 00 00 00 00 48 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0b 03 34 0b

0000:00:03.0 USB Controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 1.0 Controller
(rev 0f)
00: 39 10 01 70 17 01 80 02 0f 10 03 0c 00 40 80 00
10: 00 f0 af fe 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
20: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 19 10 66 07
30: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 05 01 00 50

0000:00:03.1 USB Controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 1.0 Controller
(rev 0f)
00: 39 10 01 70 17 01 80 02 0f 10 03 0c 00 40 00 00
10: 00 e0 af fe 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
20: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 19 10 66 07
30: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 03 02 00 50

0000:00:03.2 USB Controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 1.0 Controller
(rev 0f)
00: 39 10 01 70 17 01 80 02 0f 10 03 0c 00 40 00 00
10: 00 d0 af fe 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
20: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 19 10 66 07
30: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 05 03 00 50

0000:00:03.3 USB Controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 2.0 Controller
00: 39 10 02 70 06 01 90 02 00 20 03 0c 00 40 00 00
10: 00 c0 af fe 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
20: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 19 10 66 07
30: 00 00 00 00 50 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 05 04 00 50

0000:00:04.0 Ethernet controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS900 PCI Fa
st Ethernet (rev 91)
00: 39 10 00 09 07 01 90 02 91 00 00 02 00 40 00 00
10: 01 d0 00 00 00 b0 af fe 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
20: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 39 10 00 09
30: 00 00 ac fe 40 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 05 01 34 0b

0000:00:05.0 IDE interface: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SATA (rev 01)
00: 39 10 81 01 05 00 30 02 01 85 01 01 00 40 00 00
10: 01 c8 00 00 01 c4 00 00 01 c0 00 00 01 b8 00 00
20: 01 b4 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 19 10 66 07
30: 00 00 00 00 58 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 05 01 00 00

0000:00:0a.0 Multimedia video controller: Conexant CX23880/1/2/3 PCI Video and A
udio Decoder (rev 05)
00: f1 14 00 88 16 01 90 02 05 00 00 04 10 40 80 00
10: 00 00 00 fd 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
20: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 de 17 a6 08
30: 00 00 00 00 44 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 05 01 14 37

0000:00:0a.2 Multimedia controller: Conexant CX23880/1/2/3 PCI Video and Audio D
ecoder [MPEG Port] (rev 05)
00: f1 14 02 88 16 01 90 02 05 00 80 04 10 40 80 00
10: 00 00 00 fc 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
20: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 de 17 a6 08
30: 00 00 00 00 4c 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 05 01 06 58

0000:00:0d.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): VIA Technologies, Inc. IEEE 1394 Host Control
ler (rev 46)
00: 06 11 44 30 17 01 10 02 46 10 00 0c 10 40 00 00
10: 00 a8 af fe 01 a8 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
20: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 06 11 44 30
30: 00 00 00 00 50 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0b 01 00 20

0000:00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Hyp
erTransport Technology Configuration
00: 22 10 00 11 00 00 10 00 00 00 00 06 00 00 80 00
10: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
20: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
30: 00 00 00 00 80 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00

0000:00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Add
ress Map
00: 22 10 01 11 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 06 00 00 80 00
10: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
20: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
30: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00

0000:00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] DRA
M Controller
00: 22 10 02 11 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 06 00 00 80 00
10: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
20: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
30: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00

0000:00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Mis cellaneous Control
00: 22 10 03 11 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 06 00 00 80 00
10: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
20: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
30: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00

0000:01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc RV370 [Sapphire X55 0 Silent]
00: 02 10 63 5b 07 01 10 00 00 00 00 03 10 00 80 00
10: 08 00 00 d0 01 e0 00 00 00 00 bf fe 00 00 00 00
20: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 8c 14 43 21
30: 00 00 bc fe 50 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0a 01 00 00

0000:01:00.1 Display controller: ATI Technologies Inc RV370 secondary [Sapphire X550 Silent]
00: 02 10 73 5b 07 00 10 00 00 00 80 03 10 00 00 00
10: 00 00 be fe 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
20: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 8c 14 42 21
30: 00 00 00 00 50 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ff 00 00 00

[redrum]

It is likely that the open source driver included in Xandros does not support aiglx for your card... 3d Desktop is really just a technology preview, and it only works on certain cards.
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