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Re: Help me analyze my configuration
- From: Christopher Faylor <cgf at redhat dot com>
- To: cygwin-xfree at cygwin dot com
- Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2003 18:40:58 -0400
- Subject: Re: Help me analyze my configuration
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On Sun, Jun 01, 2003 at 04:11:42PM -0400, Harold L Hunt II wrote:
>Willem,
>
>Willem Riede wrote:
>
>>On 2003.05.26 16:05, Harold L Hunt II wrote:
>>
>>>I think I would keep the 8500DV but get a new motherboard instead. I
>>>had read before that the AGP support on that particular Iwill board was
>>>spotty, but I didn't care because I had never owned an AGP card. Most
>>>other boards out there don't have the same types of problems and I am
>>>sure that Iwill has improved their AGP support in the past two years as
>>>well.
>>>
>>>Thanks for describing the problem. It was kinda neat to see the exact
>>>same problem that I had happening to another user :) I mean, it sucks
>>>that it happened to you, but it keeps me from thinking that I was just
>>>doing something wrong with my configuration. :)
>>
>>
>>Just in case anyone is curious how this story ends...
>>
>>I've replaced the Iwill KA266-R motherboard with a GigaByte GA-7DXE, and
>>things work great now with the 8500DV - DVD plays smooth as silk, and XWin
>>works properly with the default engine.
>>
>
>Excellent! It is good to have confirmation that the 8500 DV isn't the
>problem. Now if I can only talk the pre-wife into letting me get a new
>motherboard *and* the new All In Wonder 9500... :)
>
>>Now, if anyone wants a slightly used KA266-R :-)
>>
>
>I think the one I have is plenty for me. :)
Hey, I have one of those too. I've had no end of problems with it.
Maybe it's time to swap in a new motherboard.
cgf