leaving and returning to Linrad with impunity

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Hi, Conrad!

I was able to leave wcw in Linrad and to return with no problems until I 
updated my version of svgalib.  To do that I also had to update the 
kernel and OSS, and I had to switch from the nice r128.c driver 
replacement for svgalib.1.4.3 to the VESA driver.  In fact, I could do 
this repeatedly.  I was only aware of the problem from others' postings 
until I made the 'ugrade".

But I am happy, as giving this up is not a big deal to me.  Having to 
reboot whenever I accidentally crossed two display boxes WAS a big deal ;)

73,

Roger
W3SZ


Conrad G0RUZ wrote:

> If I understand correctly is the problem for most people that they can't
> switch to another console ie Alt F2 and then return to Linrad while it is
> still running in console 1? I know I can't do that, I have to quit out of
> Linrad to the first screen, I can't actually leave it running in weak signal
> mode. When I say the first screen I mean the screen that has A=Weak signal
> cw B=Normal cw etc. Can anyone actually leave it running in weak signal
> mode? I cannot and would like to know how to.
>
> 73
>
> Conrad G0RUZ
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-linrad@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:owner-linrad@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Jeffrey Pawlan
> Sent: 22 January 2003 17:41
> To: linrad@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [linrad] Re: linux and graphics cards
>
>
>
> I did not want to prematurely post details about graphics cards and drivers
> without exhaustive testing but the recent posts suggest that I ought to. I
> had
> previously mentioned that I was using the older version of svgalib 1.4.3
> and I configured it as VESA.  The card I am using is in fact the Radeon 7000
> AGP
> that is being discussed. I bought it on sale at MicroCenter for $39.95.
> They
> also had on the shelf PCI versions of the same board in case your
> motherboard is
> so old that it does not have an AGP slot.  So instead of hunting for the 3rd
> party video driver and/or installing a later version of svgalib I am able to
> get
> 1024x768 resolution running. But I cannot say that everything is finished.
> I am
> still testing the ability to leave the linrad screen while it is running and
> go
> to another window. So far I have been successful in getting to a command
> line
> login prompt but not back to linrad without rebooting. Kohjin is helping me
> with
> this. I also cannot get any sound out of my cards in linrad even though I
> have
> tested them independent of linrad using multimedia players and they both
> work
> fine.
>
> Regarding Frys, they were running a sale last weekend for the same
> motherboard I
> am using: an ECS Mainboard P4VXASD2+  plus a retail boxed Intel P4-1.8GHz
> (with
> fan) for a total price of $159.99   This board has a VIA chipset that had
> difficulties when I tried RedHat 7.1 but now that I have purchased Mandrake
> 9,
> linux loaded perfectly and likes all the on-board hardware. I did have to
> buy
> the OSS licenses for the two sound drivers I am using.
>
> Rein Smit is coming here tonight and we will report on the results tomorrow.
>
>
> 73,
>
> Jeffrey Pawlan, WA6KBL
>
>
>
>
>
>
>  
--
Roger Rehr
W3SZ
2 Merrymount Road
Reading, PA 19609
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