Re: install monitor / radeon problems?
From: marbillion (marbillion_at_NOSPAMyahoo.ca)
Date: 09/12/03
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Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2003 14:49:47 GMT
marbillion remove NOSPAM to reply wrote:
> Hi, I'm a new user to linux and just wanted to try it out...
> Luckily the dual booting to XP works, cuz I can't get beyond the
> installation portion
> of RH9. after it installs it reboots and then it will list the verbose
> description of whatever it is loading which is OK, then it gets to a black
> text login screen that says redhat 9 (shrike) and login: the screen
> flickers a few times,
> next colour text screen prompts me for Yes or No but the screen is blank and
> only Yes No appear. if I hit yes then some additional info comes up. it
> says it as xfree error and at the bottom of the screen it says
>
> (EE) RADEON(0): invalid mode found for this DFP / LCD
>
> any help with this error would be much appreciated. by the way my monitor
> is a generic old KDS and my video card is a radeon 9000. I am anxious to
> get
> using linux after the recent bombardment of windows based virus'...
>
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> Best Regards,
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Thanks for the info. I didn't have to reinstall. I just pulled out the
video out and rebooted and it detected my monitor! :) now getting my
sound working is the next task.
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