Re: Xwindow help

From: k. kheder (k.kheder_at_home.nl)
Date: 01/18/04 

Date: Sun, 18 Jan 2004 19:20:41 +0100

my video card is SiS 650_651_M650_740 and monitor model A150x1 the
autoprobing found my monitor but not the good vedio card therfor it pickt
another one,when i choese SiS 650... it gose rong, Linux start without
Xwindow.

"Martijn van Tilburg" <martijn.v.tilburg@wanadoo.nl> schreef in bericht
news:pan.2004.01.18.17.19.04.66253@wanadoo.nl...
> Op Sun, 18 Jan 2004 17:22:58 +0100, schreef k. kheder:
>
> > I am a new Linux user and need some help.
> > I succeeded in installing Linux 8.0 (red hat). Dual boot with Windows
XP.
> > When in Linux I change the monitor settings to the max resolution of my
> > monitor (which is 1024x768), Linux can't start up in the graphical mode
> > (Xwindow).
> > The monitor and computer are new.
> > In Windows the same resolution is o.k.
> > In Linux I get the message that I have to renew my Xwindow.
> >
> > What should I do?
> > Can someone please help me?
> >
> > Best regards,
> > Khalid Kheder
>
> You forgot to tell us what type of video card you have and what type of
> monitor you have. Did the autoprobing of your video card and monitor
> during the installation of Red Hat 8.0 find the right video card and
> monitor?? Wich error message do you get when the X-server crashes??
>
> Martijn

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