First of all: welcome! Wise decision ;) Try getting sth newer like RH 7.2 (or whatever is latest), or don't do RH at all and get debian. Or maybe Mandrake. Personally I like Slackware, but I'm not allowed to say this aloud :)
What vid card exactly is it? Dex On Thu, 21 Feb 2002 10:10:29 -0600 Jim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm finally making the switch from Windows to Linux (red hat). I installed > >from an older CD RedHat 6.0, Kernel v 2.2.5-15 which seems to have all gone > fine except the Xwindows configuration. I'm using a DigiView monitor that > is not on the Xconfigurator list of supported monitors. My SiS video card > is, and was chosen in the setup. The problem is that every single monitor > option I choose under Custom (have tried all of them including generic > monitor and video card) comes back with the "There is a problem" screen and > X does not display correctly. It starts, but the display is way out to > lunch. I'm able to back out of the server with the Alt, Ctrl, Backspace > sequence, but can't switch between video modes with the Alt, Ctrl, + key > sequence. I have chosen all available sync rates but still no luck. Does > anyone have any suggestions? > _______________________________________________ Newbie mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie
