Re: [newbie] HELP!!!

[Glen Leinweber]

Matt,     Ok, your video card is found, that's good. But you ALSO need to know some info about your monitor. Most important is the rate at which vertical and horizontal scanning is done. The default VGA-type video rates are 31.5 KHz horizontal and 60 Hz vertical. This'd give you standard 640x480 resolution - a good place to start.         You can try (as root) running Xconfigurator from a console. It asks a bunch of questions about video cards and monitor rates, and generates the XF86Config file that X uses to start up. If its successful, then you can try "startx" from a console command line. If it fails, the Xserver should give you some troubleshooting text on your console. ----- Original Message ----- From: Matt Harrison To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2001 12:26 AM Subject: [newbie] HELP!!! I just went out tonight and purchased Mandrake 7.2.  I am trying to install it onto a Toshiba Tecra 510CDT.  I am having the most trouble getting the X server configured.  I know my video card, and it is in the database...but I am having problems with my monitor.  If anyone could possibly help me, I would greatly appreciate it.   Matt ==== "I'm afraid to be alone, afraid you'll leave me when I'm gone. I'm afraid to come back home." Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com