On 4/29/05, Sayamindu Dasgupta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, 2005-04-28 at 20:12 -0700, Arindam Basu wrote: > > Hi All: > > > > I recently got an Aamar PC (celeron 2.0 gigs, 256 MB > > RAM) that came preloaded with Windows XP. I tried to > > install PCQLinux2005 (based on Fedora Core 3, kernel: > > 2.6.10) in another partition. Installation went > > without a hitch. During post-installation > > configuration, where it asked for screen resolution, > > it showed the video card as 505, and it had 845 > > chipset. The default resolution was 800*600. When I > > reset the screen resoultion to "1024*768" with > > "millions of colors", x-server failed to fire up. The > > only resolution at which I could fire x server was > > "800*600" with "thousands of colors". > > > > This seems to occur only with the Linux. Windows on > > the other partition boots/works just fine. Has anyone > > else faced a similar problem? What could be a > > solution? > > Of recent, I have been helping some people installing Fedora Core 3 on a > number of boxes, and here are my observations.
I am one of this "some people". Arindam try those steps. I thing your problem will be solved. > > i. The video memory of the on board display adapter must be set at least > to 8MB for satisfactory performance. Set this from the BIOS. > > ii. FC3 seems to have occasional problems with detecting the horizontal > and sync vertical refresh rate of the monitor. For a normal 15/14 inch > monitor, the generic value is > > HorizSync 30-55 > VertRefresh 50-120 > > Edit this value in /etc/X11/xorg.conf > > Thanks, > Sayamindu > > -- > Sanity is the trademark of a weak mind. -- Mark Harrold > > -- > To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the body > "unsubscribe ilug-cal" and an empty subject line. > FAQ: http://www.ilug-cal.org/node.php?id=3 > -- Jayanta Chandra Chandra -- To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the body "unsubscribe ilug-cal" and an empty subject line. FAQ: http://www.ilug-cal.org/node.php?id=3
