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From: Clive Menzies (clive_at_clivemenzies.co.uk)
Date: 10/19/04

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    Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2004 09:34:59 +0100
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    On (19/10/04 09:03), Vikas Rawal wrote:
    > Thanks to both of you. I will try what you have suggested and get back.
    > In the meanwhile, yes, we do have a functioning debian on the machine.
    > The problem is really with video driver/monitor settings. When I say
    > "dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xwindows", it gives me various options.
    > Depending on what video card I choose, xwindows either crashes (for
    > example, if i choose i810) or gives a screen flickering in a peculiar
    > way (e.g., when I choose vesa).
    > I have not checked the errrors. I will do that today and try to figure
    > out what I can.
    >
    > BTW. I was trying installation on debian on two machines in a lab.
    > Yesterday, I installed redhat on one of them because the machines could
    > not have been spared for more days for experimenting. But I still have
    > one machine with a functioning woody. Let me see where does that take me.
    Hi Vikas

    One thing you could try is boot off a Knoppix CD and look at the video
    settings that it uses - assuming that it get's an X window up.

    Regards

    Clive 

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