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Hi there – I’m trying to install Redhat
7.1 or 7.2 on a Pentium II 400. I
have an ATI Radeon VE video card, a Viewsonic PF775 monitor, a sound card, and a 10/100 NIC. I run the installation from the bootable
cd’s I made. Everything seems to install without a
hitch – although during the xwindows
configuration, I cannot test my resolution and color depth. My problem is that when I boot the system after installing
RHL, the screen flashes on and off.
I’ve determined that the problem is xwindows
starting up, failing, and then re-starting. If I use a text login, the system works
fine – but XWINDOWS NEVER WORKS! It’s driving me crazy. I’ve seen a bunch of people with
this problem, but I can’t seem to find the solution. I’ve tried different drivers (Radeon (generic), Radeon AGP, Radeon AGP VIVO, Standard SVGA). I’ve tried all kinds of color
depths and resolutions (8-bit 640*480, 24-bit 1024*768). Also, I tried an Riva TNT2 AGP
video card and had similar problems. The error message I get when I type “startx” at the command prompt is: “XIO:
fatal IO error 104 (Connection reset by peer) on X server “:0.0”
after 0 requests (0 known processed) with 0 events remaining.” The error message I get when I go through “Xconfigurator” is: “There is a problem with your X configuration. You may go back and modify your
configuration or exit now.” Thanks for taking the time to check out my problem! -Jason |
