Hi, I an newbie to Linux (2 out of 10 on the learning curve), although I have a good technical background in MS operating systems. I have been trying to install/upgrade a pc with Linux-Mandrake 6.0 and am having a few problems. I would be greatful for any suggestions/insights on the following points. The system was previously installed with Win95, I then managed to install RedHat Linux 5.1 and get Lilo to manage the dual boot quite happily. 5.1 seemed to have some problems with my network/graphics hardware so I never took that version any further. After seeing recent reviews of RedHat 6.0 I decided to give linux another go. I deleted and re-created the three linux partitions on the hard disk, ran the standard Linux-Mandrake install and all worked well. I also created a Linux boot disk as part of the installation. Problems: 1) Lilo just lies low. I had hoped that the Lilo that I installed with RedHat 5.1 would keep working, now when I boot the PC from the hard disk it just displays LI (I assume from the LILO prompt) and the PC hangs. I can boot Linux from the boot disk that was created during the install, but I can't get to my old Win95 setup. How might I fix this? 2) X just won't get along with my graphics card. I have a Hercules Terminator 128 3D graphics card in this PC (It was on special offer at the store). It has the S3 Trio 3D chipset. It's not directly supported in the Linux-Mandrake installation, but I had expected to be able to get a standard VGA / SVGA display running. I must have been through XConfigurator 20 times by now, trying different options, but whenever I try to StartX I just get error messages. Does any one have any experience with this board or is there some way to do a standard VGA/SVGA install for X? Thanks In Advance Marko [EMAIL PROTECTED] ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
