Re: RH9.0 X configuration fails

From: osmoma (os-moma_at_email.no)
Date: 11/26/03 

Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2003 18:49:12 +0100

You may need to install NVIDIA drivers.
   http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux.html

   (http://www.tasavur.com/linux/)

Hope someone can tell you more about how to setup your display.

// os moma
    ps: It's time to run:
    $ xsnow -bg SkyBlue3 &

osmoma wrote:
> DZ wrote:
>
>> I have Dell flat panel monitor (1900FP) and 64MB DDR NVIDIA GeForce4TM
>> Ti 4200 card. RH 9.0 Graphic install simply fails - the monitor shuts
>> down. Text install seems to work, but, once completed, gives me a
>> black screen. The same parameters entered with the previous (RH 8.0)
>> version worked fine.
>>
>> Can I get around this? More specifically, I'm not sure how to do the
>> following:
>>
>> 1) How can I boot into the text mode? Right now linux tries to
>> start X and it fails. Alt-Cntrl-Backspace doesn't seem to work.
>>
>> 2) Once I'm able to get to the command line, what X configuration
>> files should I edit to correct the problem?
>>
>> Many thanks
>>
>> DZ
>
>
>
> 1) CNRL + ALT + F1 (F1..F6) should let you login to console in text mode.
>
> ALT + F7 returns to graphical mode.
>
>
> Alternatively:
> Boot with CD #1 and give boot option
>
> boot: linux rescue
>
>
> 2) The config file for XFree86 is /etc/X11/XF86Config
>
> # kate /etc/X11/XF86Config
>
>
> 3) You can try to config X with
>
> # redhat-config-xfree86
>
> For other commands:
> # redhat-[TAB] [TAB]
>
>
> // os moma
> http://www.futuredesktop.org

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