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installing video driver
Name: Harry Date: March 16, 2002 at 06:02:34 Pacific
Comment:
I'm just starting wit BeOS, and have a Number 9's video card. What driver do I need, where ti get it, and what to do with it when I get it?! Where do I put the file to have it load?
Name: Bobthearch Date: March 16, 2002 at 07:59:02 Pacific
Reply:
Here is a great site dedicated to up-to-date hardware compatibility:
http://hardware.frizbe.net/
I don't see anything for Number 9 though. Hardware support for "alternative" operating systems is usually limited to the most common equipment.
There is a program available at BeBits called Vesa Accepted. It will allow you to have BeOS in color even if your graphics hardware isn't supported.
Lots of Luck, Bob
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Response Number 2
Name: Harry Date: March 18, 2002 at 07:37:11 Pacific
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I ran the Vesa program and selected a configuation, but it doesn't seem to hmake any difference. I'm sure there is sonmething I'm doing incorrectly, but I don't have a clue. Is the Vesa program need to be in a certain folder? etc...
Summary: I love Be, but theres one problem, the video playback on my comp is horrible. The video is smooth, but the colors are all off. My comp is a p3 600 MHZ, 256 RAM, 32MB TNT2 Ultra card (i installed the d...
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