Most probably the relevant XFree server for the different video card was not installed. For example, if the original system had a ATI rage based card the default install would have the XFree86-Mach64 server The SIS card would use either the SVGA or the SiS depending
rpm -qa |grep -i xfree to see what is/is not installed "E. Lev" wrote: > Hi, > > I encountered the following problem: Red Hat 7.1 was installed on a micron > pc (on old model) and then its removable hard disk was ghosted - so it > could be used on a bunch of other microns (this is within a classroom > environment). One of the other PCs had a different video card - so > everything would boot fine except for X. I ran "setup" and the Xconfig > option - and it found the video card (S3 virge...nothing > special). However, after it found the card - it didn't go thorugh the > process of configuring the screen resolution - returning back to setup's > main page. At this point - it would still die when I tried to start X. > > Questions: > > 1. What did I do wrong ? > > 2. I'm sure that there are multiple ways of configuring this - what are > some alternatives that I could/should try? > > Thanks, > > EL > > _________________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com > > _______________________________________________ > Seawolf-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/seawolf-list -- Tony Placilla [EMAIL PROTECTED] Requiem aeternam dona eis,Domine; Et lux perpetua luceat eis. _______________________________________________ Seawolf-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/seawolf-list
