> 1. When installing RedHat 6.2 from CD, redhat creates
> one primary linux partition, and any additional partitions
> are created as extended partitions. How do I force redhat
> to create four primary partitions, say /dev/hda[1234],
> and not the default /dev/hda1 and /dev/hda[5678].
...Using disk druid, there is no way to do this. During the partition
screen, you can use fdisk to create the four primary partitions. No GUI, but
you have the control to do so.
> 2. When installing X, redhat autoprobes for the monitor.
> The autoprobe may or may not work, and when it does not work, it
> sometimes hangs the machine. How do I disable this autoprobe
> and let me manually enter horizontal and vertical frequencies?
> (When the machine hangs, I normally have to reinstall :(
After the post-hang reinstall, RH asks you if you want to do an autoprobe.
Select No and continue on. If I recall correctly, RH asks you for monitor
and video card information beforehand. If you select a monitor from the
list, xconf will know whether to probe or not. If you use custom, RH asks
for the vertical and horizontal frequencies, and the type of monitor you
have (i.e. monitor can do 800x600, interlaced, etc.). As for the video
cards, I think there're some issues with _some_ S3 Cards. The older ones
used (e.g. S3 ViRGE/DX, S3 Trio64V+) to work, whereas my S3 Savage3D card
didn't.
I'm not sure if you can disable the autoprobing during the install process,
but you are given the option whether to autoprobe or not.
If all else fails, don't set up XFree86 upon install. After rebooting into
Linux, use xconf -- its text mode and gives you all the necessary tweaks...
gino ledesma
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