Re: Problems with RH9 800*600 screen

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Don Gould wrote:
On Fri, 2004-05-21 at 21:57, HHV wrote:
RH9 is somewhat old. Twice replace with newer releases (FC1 and, as
of this week, FC2). But that said, I'm posting from a RH9 machine right
now...
   

And how much more deman is FC2 going to put on my hardware?
 

Check min'specs online at Fedora?
Are the benefits there to out weigh the next learning curb?
Yes, if you can - keep modernising your installbase (i.e. curve not curb 
;-).


You get the 'K' under the KDE. Under Gnome you get the red hat.
I got the Red Hat under KDE.
How do I verify that I'm running Gnome given that I selected KDE when I
did the install and unselected Gnome from the installation?
You won't be able to in that case - but it's not the optimum choice here 
imho.

Sounds like you've logged in under Gnome. That's when you get the System
Settings option. It should first pop up a password box (as you need root
access to reconfigure the screen). Then you should get an applet that's
very much like to Windows "Display" thingy where you can set the type of
card and type of monitor, and then configure to a resolution that both
support...
   

I already tried that and it says I'm already set to 1024*768
You should be able to change selections of video card & monitor from 
there, as well as res/colors.
If config doesn't work, maybe that's a KDE problem with it? You probably 
need to get it going right, & choose some kind of mtr - a Sony range & 
Generic Laptops 800x600 etc are there to choose from, if probing has 
failed. Getting the probing result tested & happy at install time is 
v.impt, I recall - to have it working right thereafter - try again?

It works properly under Gnome - I'd be using that instead.
Just did a kwik flick thru KDE on RH9 & saw no graphical difference 
('Bluecurve' is a universaliser of the interface implemented in this 
distro). Many/all? K(ppp etc) programs can be found thru Gnome anyway. 
The Workspace Switcher program icons alone are worth having Gnome for, 
productivity-wise. Try it - you'll like.

Cheers Don
 

It's a worthwhile distro, for simplified install - others may/not be 
as/more successful.

Good luck
Rik
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