Re: Newbie

From: P.T. Breuer (ptb_at_oboe.it.uc3m.es)
Date: 10/24/03


Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2003 05:55:39 GMT

In alt.os.linux Daryl <darylf34@hotmail.com> wrote:

(P100 128M ram, RH 8)

> It boots to the (sorry for the lack of term knowledge here) Black screen log
> in prompt.

> I have tried several time ( over 20) to run Xconfigurator with no avial.

Well, don't run it then. Make the config file yourself. Run XFree86
-configure and move the result into place. Run also Xfree86 -probeonly
and show us the result, so we can read what's up.

> it reads my PCI card. I tell it the monitor is an Acer 34T and pick the
> 640X480 and 800X600 options and click test and it keeps poping up there is a
> error retry the settings and try again, it wont give me the mouse set up
> screen or the network screens.

Peter



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