All I can tell you is how I usually go about this stuff when I run into similar problems:
1. First, dig around on Packard Bell's website and try to find a diagram of the motherboard for the system and maybe even some documentation on how to add your own video card. 2. Pick a new video card that others are using in Linux that meets your requirements for resolutions, speed, etc... 3. Drive yourself crazy for a couple of weekend days getting it working. (: 4. Enjoy! On Mon, 9 Aug 1999, JiaBaoyu wrote: > Hi! > > i have the same problem! It seems to me, there is no jumper, that disables > the my > onboard(Anchorage PB790, Packard Bell XLE 1423) video(ATI Rage II+ > (Direct)(Draw)), but > 2 Mb is too few! PhoenixBIOS 4.0 Release 6.0 (4A3NT0X0.11A.003.P06.9709) let > me disable > PCI(onboard) graphics card for ISA: > Advanced > Video Configuration > Palette Snooping: Disabled/Enabled > > "PCI devices may need to know if an ISA graphics device in the system in oder > to enable > that card to function correctly. If you are using an ISA graphics card, you > may need to > set this value to Enabled" Must i using ISA graphics card? > > Help! 2Mb is too few! > > Kotya > > Nathan Duehr schrieb: > > > Is there a jumper on the motherboard (besides the BIOS setting) that > > physically disables the onboard video when you're not using it? > > > > On Mon, 9 Aug 1999, Mark Phillips wrote: > > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > Let me tell you about strange happenings on my computer. Any > > > suggestions/ideas would be most appreciated, though could you please cc a > > > copy to me directly as I am currently reading the list on the web which > > > usually has a day or two delay. > > > > > > I currently use a PCI graphics card on my computer, even though my > > > motherboard has a built in graphics card. The reason for this is that X > > > did not support the onboard chipset. This has changed however --- I > > > believe it is now supported. I decided to bite the bullet and get my > > > onboard card working. Let me tell you my strange and twisted story. > > > > > > 0. I should first mention that I have just done a very minimal upgrade to > > > a few potato packages - basically just enough to get the latest apt > > > working, as well as the XFree86 version 3.3.4 packages to install. This > > > could possibly be relevant --- potato being unstable and all. > > > > > > 1. Having downloaded the latest XFree86 (version 3.3.4), I tried it on my > > > existing setup (with my PCI graphics card) and it seemed to work fine. > > > > > > 2. I rebooted, got into BIOS setup, and tried to turn on my onboard > > > graphics card. I found the BIOS option to do this, but the option was > > > shadowed --- so that I was unable to change it from disabled to enabled. > > > This was strange because the onboard card was turned on when I first got > > > the new motherboard and I had been able to turn it off. I figured I > > > needed to change some other option before it would allow me to turn the > > > graphics card on. I fiddled with all sorts of things, but nothing would > > > let me do it. > > > > > > 3. I tried physically removing the PCI graphics card, in the hope that > > > then it would be forced to use the onboard card, but when I turned it on, > > > it just beeped wildly at me. > > > > > > 4. One action of the BIOS setup menu is to choose "optimal settings", I > > > tried this to see what it would do, and it actually turned the onboard > > > graphics card setting to "enabled", though it was still in shadow so that > > > I couldn't ajust this or any of the associated settings (such as how much > > > memory to give the onboard card). I didn't actually keep these settings > > > on exiting BIOS setup, for fear of nasty things happening, like neither > > > graphics card working. > > > > > > 5. I gave up on changing graphics cards for the time being, so returned my > > > PCI graphics card, and rebooted. I went to start up X and the screen went > > > black. I tried changing back to a console and though at first it didn't > > > work, eventually it did go back to console mode. I then switched back to > > > X. This time the background and cursor came up properly, but the mouse > > > wouldn't move. No response. I tried going back to consoles, but this > > > time it wouldn't work. I tried kiling X through Ctr-Alt-Backspace but > > > this didn't work, something did happen (see aside below), but X didn't die > > > and the screen remained unchanged. Eventually I had to turn the > > > machine off and on to get back. > > > > > > Aside: in the past (with this motherboard) when I have tried to exit X via > > > Ctr-Alt-Backspace, something weird has happened. The harddrives have > > > suddenly shutdown, then a few seconds later they start powering up again. > > > It's a bit worrying and I don't know why it happens. I usually avoid this > > > problem by getting out via a menu. Anyway, this time when I pressed > > > Ctr-Alt-Backspace the disks powered down as has happened previously, but > > > the was no exiting X! In fact when I did it a second time, the powering > > > down happened again -- and still no change on the screen. > > > > > > So that's where I am now. X doesn't work anymore and I don't know why. > > > Was it something to do with me fiddling with BIOS, or pulling the card out > > > and back in again? Or was it something to do with the new XFree86 (3.3.4) > > > that only showed up after a reboot? Or is the hardware playing up? Or is > > > it something to do with moving to some potato packages? Or what? > > > > > > And why can't I select the onboard graphics card??? Are the BIOS options > > > faulty? Or do I need to turn something else on/off before it works? Or > > > is the graphics card hardware onboard dead or something? Or what? > > > > > > If any ideas spring to mind, I'd appreciate hearing them. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > Mark. > > > > > Betreff: > > Re: [Debian]:PC_Professionell_onboard-karte > > Datum: > > Tue, 03 Aug 1999 11:24:25 +0200 > > Von: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Marco Nuessgen) > > Firma: > > Theater Fletch Bizzel > > An: > > Debian-User <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Referenzen: > > 1 , 2 > > > > > > > > > > Marcus Brinkmann schrieb: > > > > > > On Mon, Jul 26, 1999 at 02:21:48AM +0200, Konstantin Machow wrote: > > [...] > > > *lach* > > > > > > Starten sie den Rechner, und drücken sie: > > > > > > Strg+YEAH-I-REALLY-KNOW-WHAT-I-DO-AND-I-MEAN-IT--ELEET--SIEMENS-SUCKS > > > > > > Marcus > > > > Was soll das denn? Du hast ja keine Ahnung. Die haben sich bei Siemens > > schon was dabei gedacht. Die Rechner sind professionelle Maschinen - > > an denen hat der "User" nicht rumzufummeln und im BIOS zu basteln: Da > > hat dann wieder ein "PowerUser" die "PC-Easy" gelesen und > > kurbelt in der Konfiguration rum bis nichts mehr geht, ruft um Hilfe > > und beschwert sich, daß die Maschine nicht läuft. Gut das es > > Bios-Passwörter, geheime Hotkeys und abschließbare Gehäuse gibt. > > Gruß, > > Marco. > > ------------------------------------------------ > > Um sich aus der Liste auszutragen schicken Sie > > bitte eine E-Mail an [EMAIL PROTECTED] die im Body > > "unsubscribe debian-user-de <deine emailadresse>" > > enthaelt. > > Bei Problemen bitte eine Mail an: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ------------------------------------------------ > > Anzahl der eingetragenen Mitglieder: 715-1=714 > > +-----------------------------------+--------------------------------+ | Nate Duehr - [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Support Amateur Radio & Linux! | | Private Pilot, Telephony Engineer | Ham Callsign: N0NTZ | | UNIX Hack, Perl Hack, Tech-Freak | Grid Square: DM79 | | | "May the Source be with you." | +-----------------------------------+--------------------------------+ | HamRadio and Linux mailing lists available for interested parties: | | http://www.natetech.com/mailman/listinfo | +--------------------------------------------------------------------+
