Date: Sat, 22 May 1999 23:04:03 -0400 From: "mrushton" <mrushton@epix.net> To: "Christopher Michaels" <ChrisMic@clientlogic.com>, <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>, "Ludwig Pummer" <ludwigp@toy.chip-web.com> Subject: Re: Cyrix Media GX and FreeBSD Message-ID: <199905230302.XAA05593@tool.epix.net>
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> I would recommend that you _not_ get the Media GX for a desktop system. I
> currently have a small Oasis-branded Media GX 180MHz box running as a DNS
> server.
>
> Last I checked (a few months ago), XFree86 did have support for the
> MediaGX's graphics chipset, but it wasn't very functional (you were
limited
> in how the modelines could be set up). Additionally, the MediaGX was made
> to be cheap, not necessarily good. You could probably get better graphics
> performance with a cheap S3 card.
>
I think I am going to get an AMD K6-350 for my experimental Linux/Free-BSD
system (Whatever I decide to put on it)
That Media GX is good for a cheap PC or an upgrade. As I was saying I
built a PC for my Niece with a Media GX running Windoze 95.
I thought the PC died today. It would not start. The lights would go on
an nothing happened. I was freaking out. I thought that I was going to by
another motherboard (and other parts for her)
It turned out that :
1. The power cable for the PC was in a loop. I have seen Wyse 50
terminals not work because the cable was in a loop. Something to do with
the magnetic/RFI from the cable.
2. The power strip was not into the wall outlet all the way. I don't
think the neutral was making contact. I also moved it to another outlet on
the wall and everything fired right up.
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