F9 - AMD Geode video

[Robert Moskowitz]

Robert Moskowitz wrote:
> Robert Moskowitz wrote:
>> I just installed F9 on a decTOP 
>> (http://www.dataevolution.com/dectop%20info%202.htm), and F9 is not 
>> recognizing the video card.
>>
>> The decTOP uses a AMD Geode GX500 cpu. I once had the specs on the 
>> video for this unit, but can't find it right now.
>>
>>
>> Any pointers on getting FC9 to recognize the video card? 
>> 'system-config-display --reconfig' replies with not video card, even 
>> though I am in text mode... 
>
> I found: 
> ftp://rpmfind.net/linux/fedora/updates/9/i386.newkey/xorg-x11-drv-geode-2.10.1-1.fc9.i386.rpm 
>
>
> Downloaded it to the decTOP and did a yum localinstall. Found out that 
> 2.8 was already on the system, but hey, newer should be better.
>
> Ran 'system-config-display --reconfig' and got:
>
> No video cards were found on this system, exiting
>
> Now what? 

Oh, I have another decTOP with Centos 5 on it. I never got gnome working 
on it, but from what little I did here on fc9, I went back to looking at 
matters on the Centos 5 unit, and selected nsc as the hardware (National 
Semi Conductor Geode support, it was set at vesa before), and startx 
brought gnome right up.

I should point out that on the Centos 5 system, in /etc/X11 there is an 
xorg.conf. In the FC9 system there is NO xorg.conf!