Martin Halford wrote:
Hi,
I have built a budget system based on the Asus A7V8X motherboard to try out Fedora Core 1 as a desktop replacement.
The only problem I have had is with the Via UniChrome KM400 integrated graphics which does not seem to be supported. Normal displays are fine using a generic VESA driver, but in games (such as Tux Racer or flightgear) it falls over.
Someone on the Via forum has had a go at trying to adapt RH9 drivers but has failed.
Drivers:
http://www.viaarena.com/?PageID=296
Does anyone here have a solution. Buying a graphics card defeats the object of building what is otherwise a very cheap system, but may be the only option?
Martin
Hi Martin
My experiance with onboard video and sound cards has been pretty negative. I run
a 64mb nvidia gforce2 mx that I got a couple of years ago for around $30(US), and it works great with linux. I think you could probabally find a gforce3 or 4 for about that now. Flightgear puts a good load on my g2 so it may be time for me to upgrade :-).
Lindy
