Cliff Gosden wrote:
>
> I am fed up with trying to make my LM system work. All I can get is a
> console login which is boring and takes me back to the days of DOS. What is
> more I don't now how to do anything useful from the console.
>
> I think the problem is likely to be my video card or screen. When the system
> tries to load the GUI the screen goes blank and switches onto standby. I
> then have to reboot to windows.
>
> I was going to try downloading xfree 4.1 but apparently I have to got to
> Cooker for an LM version. This means nothing to me. All I want to do is get
> LM8 working in a graphical environment so I can start exploring the
> capabilities of Linux and decide whether to dump Windows. This is my last
> try!
>
> System spec as follows:
>
> Gateway
> Athlon 1000
> 128 meg 133mhz SDRAM
> Quantum 40 meg Hard disc
> ATI Radeon Graphics card SDR 32
> Panasonic 16x DVD
> Phillips 8x/4x/32x CD RW drive
> V.90 56K Modem
> Creative labs 1373 Value Digital soundcard
> SMC 10/100 network card
> Videocard Detail
>
> Chip set Fully integrated VGA/2D/3D/geometry graphics accelerator
> Graphics memory 32 MB Single Data Rate (SDR) SDRAM
> Card connector type 32-bit AGP 2X/4X
> Resolution and refresh rates 1600 � 1200, up to 85 Hz refresh, up to 32
> bpp colours,1280 � 1024, up to 100 Hz refresh, up to 32 bpp colours,1024 �
> 768, up to 140 Hz refresh, up to 32 bpp colours,800 � 600, up to 140 Hz
> refresh, up to 32 bpp colours,640 � 480, up to 150 Hz refresh, up to 32 bpp
> colours Although these resolutions are supported by your graphics
> accelerator card, the resolutions that are available for use are dependent
> on your monitor's capabilities.
> Connector types Standard 15-pin video VGA, TV-out (S-Video and Composite),
> and DVI-D (for digital displays).
> Software support 3D API support: OpenGL ICD, Microsoft Direct3DSoftware DVD
> support: Ravisent
>
> Monitor Details
> Gateway LCD 15? display (TFT)
> Resolution 1024 x 768
> Colours 16 million
> Pixel Pitch 0.3mm RGB stripe
>
> Any takers?
>
> Cliff Gosden
when you boot into linux login at the promt as root or su and type
startx
if this does not work you have to edit the init file to run level 5 at
the root or su type
/etc/inittab
then find the line where it reads
id:3:initdefault
change the 3 to a 5
