I also got the same problem with rh6.0 as well as rh6.1.
Sometimes it is doing perfectly and sometimes it is not at all configuring
the monitor.
But, after some tweaking i managed to get the X working.
My display card is also S3Trio64v+.
So, don't loose the hope and try and try and try and try......
Best of luck.
--suri
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> From: Parthesh Gulawani[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Reply To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Friday, February 04, 2000 11:04 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [LI] Prolem with starting X.
> Importance: High
>
> I have installed Linux on some machines in my office. Now luckyly all my
> hardware has always been detected by all Linux installations. I am using
> RedHat 6.0.
> Currently the problem I have is that 'X' (the GUI)does not start.
>
> My machine is Celeron 333MHz.
> HCL Busybee 2000. All the hardware is provided by HCL.
> 96 MB RAM(I got this specifically because I wanted to use VMware)
> The Sound card is Yamaha OPL3 -SAx (got instantly detected)
> CD ROM 48Xcreative,
> 1.2" and 1.44" FDD.
> 4.3 + 2 GB HDD(2 HDD's each having half the partitions for Win98)
> My display card is S3Trio 64V2-DX/GX(775/785). 2MB VRAM.
> Monitor LG Flatron795FT(17")(not the new USB port monitors ).
> No Network card,
> GVC 55.6KBps Modem.(External).
>
> I guess that covers everything.
> Now I started installing Linux RedHat 6.0on this machine. The installation
> got along fine till I came to the part where the X installation starts,
> the
> display card is detected properly, the monitor I selected 'Custom' option
> now my monitor has a Horiz. input from 30-96Khz, & Vert.50-160Hz capable
> of
> resolutions of upto 1600x1200. Here I tried selecting infact nearly all of
> the options. For any of the option the monitor blinks for some time and
> gives out a default option. After this when it is trying to start X
> nothing
> happens. The screen goes blank and for a long time nothing happens. I have
> tried Alt+F1/2/3/4/5/6/7, Cntrl+Alt+F12/3/4/5/6/7. many other things,
> nothing happens. Only thing that works is Cntrl+Alt+Del.It reboots the
> machine. I have tried installing RedHat 6.1 from th e PCQ CD but when it
> comes to the GUI part, same thing the machine just hangs. Linux has been
> installed. I can very well use the character interface. But no GUI.
> I have even tried running 'setup', 'Xconfigurator --expert' same problem.
> I
> have never encountered such a problem on any of my other 3 P200 PC's.
> What could be the problem??
>
> My video display card works on other linux machine. So does the same
> monitor. So I guess there is no problem with both of those. My windows98
> works very well(as well as windows can work that is!) on the same machine.
> Please help me out here. Without Linux I fell incomplete.
>
> Thanking you all there for reading so patiently.
> Parth:
>
>
>
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