StrictlyMartin
04-09-2006, 04:33 PM
Greetings to you all!
I’m having some problems with upgrading an old PC (fairly new to this so please bear with me)…
Original Specs:
32 MB RAM
Pentium Celeron (Pentium II era)
6.8 Gig hard drive (Windows 98)
New Specs:
64 MB RAM
Pentium III (450 MHz)
6.8 Gig hard drive (Master with Windows 98 installed)
6.8 Gig hard drive (Slave with Demudi Linux installed)
(I know, I know… it’s a bit of a dog, but you would be surprised at the performance! :) I do plan to upgrade to 256 MB RAM and add a 40 Gig hard drive when finance allows)
Problem 1:
Demudi Linux on second drive doesn’t display on my new monitor (basically a driver issue)
Details:
Both operating systems were working fine in SVGA mode on a friend’s old monitor. My new monitor is in good condition (2nd hand with no disks). Windows works fine but only in VGA mode, using Windows Plug ‘n Play driver. When selecting Demudi Linux option at startup, it begins to boot up ok, but as the main KDE interface is supposed to appear… blank screen. I can’t remember what driver we installed for my friend’s monitor but it obviously doesn’t talk to my monitor.
Monitor details:
Made by: Vision (looks like Daytek/Daewoo generic which I found while googling)
Model: DT-1436D
FCC ID: EWBOC14DB01 (not much help from Google on this one)
I downloaded a driver called “daytek.exe” for the DT-1436D model from the Daytek website. Running this file opens a command prompt style window, which says
[I]PKSFX (R) FAST! Self Extract Utility, version... blah blah blah
Searching EXE: C:/WINDOWS/SYSTEM/DAYTEK.EXE
Inflating: DAYTEK.INF
This creates a “daytek.inf” file (in the same directory as “daytek.exe” file) which opens in Notepad as:
;DAYTEK.INF; ;This is setup information for Daytek monitors… blah blah blah
It’s about 2 pages with various sections, including Driver Sections, Install Sections, Model AddReg Section and User Visible Strings (I assume this is a driver file).
I tried to get Windows to use this file without any success. I checked where the default Plug ‘n Play driver was situated and tried putting the daytek.inf file in that directory. From Control Panel, I tried changing monitor and display adaptor drivers (using Browse, going to the directory with the new driver etc) but when I click Next, Windows says that Plug ‘n Play is the best option :mad: . I also tried burning the driver to CD, to get Windows to look there for it there... no success.
So, does anyone know how I go about setting up a new driver for this monitor? I’m not even sure if this is the right driver!
Also, if I manage to get the right driver set up in Windows 98, would Demudi Linux automatically use this driver as well? (or any other OS on a separate partition or hard drive).
Problem 2:
System previously recognised new CPU as Pentium III (running at 300 MHz) at first startup screen, but now sees it as
GA-6VXE+ F3 <CPU ID:0673, Patch ID:000A>
at first startup screen, with nothing about clock speed
Details:
Again, when using my friend’s monitor, the system correctly identified the new CPU as a Pentium III. It is supposed to run at 450 Mhz but despite trying out different motherboard jumper settings, it only wanted to run at 300 MHz. This is not a huge disaster as it is apparently not the major limiting factor regarding speed, compared to general I/O.
However, with the new monitor it no longer recognises the CPU as before. This is confusing as I fail to see how a different monitor would cause this problem :confused: . I did have quite a bumpy ride back home in my car, so I only hope it hasn’t caused some damage! This seems unlikely because, other than the VGA issue, Windows is running fine and fast.
So those are my issues… any ideas would be most welcome.
:D In closing, I can’t recommend Demudi Linux highly enough: Awesome!!! If you want to check it out, google on Demudi or Agnula. It’s basically a Linux environment geared at music production… so if you are into that, it's really worth checking out! :D
Kind regards
Richard
I’m having some problems with upgrading an old PC (fairly new to this so please bear with me)…
Original Specs:
32 MB RAM
Pentium Celeron (Pentium II era)
6.8 Gig hard drive (Windows 98)
New Specs:
64 MB RAM
Pentium III (450 MHz)
6.8 Gig hard drive (Master with Windows 98 installed)
6.8 Gig hard drive (Slave with Demudi Linux installed)
(I know, I know… it’s a bit of a dog, but you would be surprised at the performance! :) I do plan to upgrade to 256 MB RAM and add a 40 Gig hard drive when finance allows)
Problem 1:
Demudi Linux on second drive doesn’t display on my new monitor (basically a driver issue)
Details:
Both operating systems were working fine in SVGA mode on a friend’s old monitor. My new monitor is in good condition (2nd hand with no disks). Windows works fine but only in VGA mode, using Windows Plug ‘n Play driver. When selecting Demudi Linux option at startup, it begins to boot up ok, but as the main KDE interface is supposed to appear… blank screen. I can’t remember what driver we installed for my friend’s monitor but it obviously doesn’t talk to my monitor.
Monitor details:
Made by: Vision (looks like Daytek/Daewoo generic which I found while googling)
Model: DT-1436D
FCC ID: EWBOC14DB01 (not much help from Google on this one)
I downloaded a driver called “daytek.exe” for the DT-1436D model from the Daytek website. Running this file opens a command prompt style window, which says
[I]PKSFX (R) FAST! Self Extract Utility, version... blah blah blah
Searching EXE: C:/WINDOWS/SYSTEM/DAYTEK.EXE
Inflating: DAYTEK.INF
This creates a “daytek.inf” file (in the same directory as “daytek.exe” file) which opens in Notepad as:
;DAYTEK.INF; ;This is setup information for Daytek monitors… blah blah blah
It’s about 2 pages with various sections, including Driver Sections, Install Sections, Model AddReg Section and User Visible Strings (I assume this is a driver file).
I tried to get Windows to use this file without any success. I checked where the default Plug ‘n Play driver was situated and tried putting the daytek.inf file in that directory. From Control Panel, I tried changing monitor and display adaptor drivers (using Browse, going to the directory with the new driver etc) but when I click Next, Windows says that Plug ‘n Play is the best option :mad: . I also tried burning the driver to CD, to get Windows to look there for it there... no success.
So, does anyone know how I go about setting up a new driver for this monitor? I’m not even sure if this is the right driver!
Also, if I manage to get the right driver set up in Windows 98, would Demudi Linux automatically use this driver as well? (or any other OS on a separate partition or hard drive).
Problem 2:
System previously recognised new CPU as Pentium III (running at 300 MHz) at first startup screen, but now sees it as
GA-6VXE+ F3 <CPU ID:0673, Patch ID:000A>
at first startup screen, with nothing about clock speed
Details:
Again, when using my friend’s monitor, the system correctly identified the new CPU as a Pentium III. It is supposed to run at 450 Mhz but despite trying out different motherboard jumper settings, it only wanted to run at 300 MHz. This is not a huge disaster as it is apparently not the major limiting factor regarding speed, compared to general I/O.
However, with the new monitor it no longer recognises the CPU as before. This is confusing as I fail to see how a different monitor would cause this problem :confused: . I did have quite a bumpy ride back home in my car, so I only hope it hasn’t caused some damage! This seems unlikely because, other than the VGA issue, Windows is running fine and fast.
So those are my issues… any ideas would be most welcome.
:D In closing, I can’t recommend Demudi Linux highly enough: Awesome!!! If you want to check it out, google on Demudi or Agnula. It’s basically a Linux environment geared at music production… so if you are into that, it's really worth checking out! :D
Kind regards
Richard