Hi Glen
I was also having problems with my screen, but with redhat 5.2. You could
try to use XF86Setup located in . After experimenting with the settings a
little I got it to work. However you need to know a little more then just
the names of your hardware.(or a little less)At least you need to know the
vertical and horizontal refresh rate and maybe some other stuff. I can
recommend to read any howtos on the subject, they explain everything better
then I do.
Jeroen
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Houghton, Glen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: zaterdag 3 april 1999 0:43
> To: Linux_Newbie (E-mail)
> Subject: Trying to get Xwindows to Work on my New Install of
> Redhat 5.1
>
>
> I just installed Redhat 5.1 on my Dell box for the first time
> today. I tried
> running startx and my screen goes blank and I see nothing. I
> have to reboot
> the computer at that point. My setup is:
>
> Dell Dimension XP300 PII 300 Mhz
> Dell 17" Monitor
> STB 128 Velocity Card with 4 mb
> 128 Megs Ram
> 8 GB Maxtor Drive
>
> I have gone into Xconfigurator and set the Monitor as
> Generic, Video Card as
> STB Velocity 128 (riva128), memory to 4mb and resolution to 8
> bit 640x480 I
> have tried other resolutions but thought I should start at
> the lowest to get
> it going.
>
> Any suggestions appreciated!
>
> Glen Houghton
>
