RADEON 7500 Graphics card not detected in DS25 running 5.1B

From: Delahunty, Mark <MDelahunty_at_cc.ucc.ie>
Date: Thu, 04 Nov 2004 15:42:29 +0000

Hi Unix-Managers

I added an ATI RADEON 7500 Graphics Controller to a DS25 running Tru64 Unix
V5.1B. I installed the drivers from the CD that came with the card. The
installation worked fine, but the final setld said:

---- <start snip> ----
Configuring "ATI RADEON V1.2 for V5.1B Config" (RADCONFIG542)

        RADCONFIG542: Non-RADEON device "VGA" detected,
        the configuration was not performed at this time.
        If you install a RADEON graphics board later, you
        should configure this node using the command:

            setld -c RADCONFIG542 alpha22
---- <end snip> ----


I ran the command "setld -c RADCONFIG542 alpha22" again, same result.

Unix boots OK but detects a "640x480 VGA 16 colour, vga0 generic VGA"
CDE works, but is grey and low resolution.

I don't think it's relevant, but I had a borrowed Radeon 5xxx in the server
while waiting for the Radeon 7500.

Apologies if I'm doing something silly, I'm an Alpha newbie

Thanks in advance


Mark Delahunty
Computer Centre
University College Cork

mdelahunty_at_ucc.ie
Received on Thu Nov 04 2004 - 15:45:01 NZDT