F9 - AMD Geode video

[Robert Moskowitz]

Robert Moskowitz wrote:
> 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! 

So on the FC9 install, I try 'startx'. And Gnome comes up real nicely. 
So I try System> Administration > Display and nothing happens. From a 
terminal window I try system-config-display and am told 'No video cards 
were found on this machine, exiting'.

Well startx found something.