emachine T2742 and linux

[Reuben D. Budiardja]

On Wednesday 26 May 2004 03:19 pm, Earl Eiland wrote:
> I can't comment on the built in graphics, but I believe if Linux detects
> an add on video card it will disable the built in graphics.  At least
> that's what happened on my 866MHz Dell.

Usually you can disable the built-in graphic card if you add your own graphic 
card to the motherboard. Then Kudzu will detect your graphic card, since the 
built-in one is disabled. 
Sometime you have to reboot linux so that kudzu detects your graphic card. 
This is what happens to mine anyway, I disable the built in card (it has 
trouble with the XFree86 shipped with RH 7.3) and used a graphic card that I 
installed my self. 

In anycase, you should be able to use your own card. The easiest thing to know 
which card is used by the motherboard is, when it boots the first time, if 
your monitor is plugged in to your own card and it can display the BIOS 
stuff, then it's correct. If not, then plug in your monitor to the built-in 
card, change the BIOS setting, un-plug the monitor and plug back in to your 
own card, and reboot.

HTH 
RDB


> Earl
>
>  On Wed, 2004-05-26 at 05:08, hanfamily at earthlink.net wrote:
> > Hi
> > I am thinking of replacing my machine that lost its motherboard with
> > an emachine T2742 Office Depot is selling for $400.00 I proably will
> > just buy the new rh enterprise workstation the specs look like they
> > should work. Has anyone tried running Linux on one of these machines?
> > Also it says it comes with Intel Extreme Graphics 3D will Tux racer
> > work with it? I gather the graphics are built in so I can't just
> > switch in my ATI Radeon card.
> >                              Thanks
> >                              Linda

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Reuben D. Budiardja
Department of Physics and Astronomy
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
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