Ok, here is the goal, get my Linux working. Here is what I have as far as info for you:

Computer A
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233 MHz Pentium
64M RAM
VooDoo 3 3000 PCI
Mandrake 8.1

Result: Flying success (though slow due to the processor speed)


Computer B
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500MHz AMD K6II
128M RAM
VooDoo Banshee
Redhat 7.2

Result: Successful Install (couldn't log in because I forgot the password, but GRUB came up)


Computer C (problem computer)
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900MHz AMD Duron
ECS K7VZA Mobo
400-some megs RAM
Redhat 7.2

video cards tried
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VooDoo 3 AGP: Failure
VooDoo 3 PCI: Failure
VooDoo Banshee: Failure
Rage Mach64: Successful
Some really old Cirrus card: successful


Ok, to start, I could never get GRUB to load up with Redhat on this computer. I don't know why. I have Windows XP installed on another hard drive, but I don't see how that would stop it from loading. Anyway, I set it to load from a boot disk, fine. When I switch video cards, Kadzu or whatever it's called pops up and tells me there was a change in hardware. No matter what the card is, it picks it up (and it gets it right, VooDoo 3, Rage, etc), and tells me to choose a default res. I selected all the ones that I know the cards support (and only 8-bit 640x480 just to try it as well). For the Cirrus and the Rage, the monitor flashes black, pops back up, and says I'm good to go. However, with the VooDoos (AGP, PCI, any of them), it pops up after flashing and says:

quote:
There is a problem with your X configuration. You may go back and modify your configuration, or exit now.


So why can't I use the VooDoo cards? The version of XFree86 that comes with Redhat 7.2 supposedly supports them all. And when I installed 7.2 on the other computer, the VooDoo 3 picked up and started just fine. The only difference I can see is the motherboard. Could that be doing it? If not/so, how do I fix it?

Also, I would like to make it so that GRUB pops up and lets me a) log in, and b) choose which GUI I want (KDE or GNOME, as GNOME is defaulting now). I can get to a login prompt, and when I use the Cirrus or the Rage, I type 'startx' and GNOME will load up and everything, but I want GRUB to come up.


Any ideas to help me? This has been pissing me off all night.


On a plus side, I am typing this from within Redhat 7.2 w/Gnome using Mozilla (using the Rage card).

Thanks.

Let me first tell you about the Grub. I just installed RH7.2 2 weeks ago, and just today, after two hard reboots, Grub stopped coming up at all as it doesn't with you either. I'm not sure what can be causing this, which is one of my quetions posted earlier today. I hope someone can answer that one.
In regard to the Voodoo card. Did you try that same card on the other computers and made Redhat detect it? Because, like you mentioned, it could be the motherboard. Eventhough you said that one Cirrus card did work in the same slot you were putting the Voodoo in, correct?
Try configuring your XF86Config again, and see if it works. This time do it manually and not at the installation. If it still doesn't work, then go to www.3dfx.com and get the Voodoo drivers.
Good luck man.

Yeah, I tried the same card (the Voodoo 3) in a different computer with a different motherboard running Redhat 7.2, and it worked perfectly. Then I tried it in this one, and it messes up and it won't start X, however, it will start X with the Cirrus and the Rage card.

I wish I could figured this out.

Normally, you could download the drivers from 3DFX at this address:
http://www.voodoofiles.com/5560
Unfortunately, the link is now down, so I can't get the drivers either.

My Red Hat 7.3 system has no problem displaying with the Voodoo2 card connected, it just won't admit to recognizing it as being there! In other words, it supports my AGP card and acts as if the Voodoo2 card isn't even installed.
Does anybody have Voodoo2 drivers for Linux (RH7.3)?
Thanks.

Thanks for replying.

To get it working, I had to re-install X. Worked like a charm.

No Problem!
You mean, you had to re-install just X-Windows? Or the entire OS (Red Hat 7.3 in my case)?
How do you re-install just X?