From: DarkMatter@thebarattheendoftheuniverse.org   
      
   On 09 Aug 2003 08:31:09 GMT, Ziggy Stardust   
    Gave us:   
      
   >Hi,   
   >   
   >I've just installed BeOS 5 personal edition on my old laptop, but I'm   
   >experiencing problems with the graphics. When BeOS starts a box saying BeOS   
   >won't recognize my videocard  and I'm stuck in "fail safe mode". My   
   >computer is a Compaq Armada 4120 with a Cirrus Logic 7148 pci videocard,   
   >but I can't seem to find any BeOS driver for that particular card. What   
   >could I do? Is there some universal vesa driver or does someone perhaps   
   >knows of a driver that goes with Cirrus Logic cards?   
   >   
   >Regards   
   >Jonatan   
      
      
    As beos boots, press the spacebar, and choose your laptop's   
   resolution from the list, and select use fail safe mode.  Then select   
   the vesa mode driver once you get into the desktop.  That will load it   
   from the boot, without you having to select it.  You probably don't   
   need specific drivers, if the vesa drivers work, and you aren't after   
   special functions like Open GL support or such.  Then again, someone   
   may be able to point you to a driver.   
      
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