Hello, Thank you very much for tyring to help with this problem. I had already tried to go into console. It wouldn't give my friend the screen. THank you for the document. Unfortunately my friend doesn't need the the speaking version. I already have a speaking version on my computer and mine works quite well. I used the original non-final version of the HOWTO. Since I was asking him to type the commands over the phone, he must have been typing something wrong. I had him try it again several times. I was successful in replacing the XF86Config file at last. the monitor is back. Thank you for the help. Pratik Pratik Patel Managing Director CUNY Assistive Technology Services ----- Original Message ----- From: "Janina Sajka" <janina@afb.net> To: <blinux-list@redhat.com> Sent: Monday, June 24, 2002 9:45 PM Subject: Re: video problem. > Well, certainly it doesn't hurt to practice installing. And, a > good time to do that is when there's nothing very critical yet on > your system. > > However, that may not fix the problem. > > Have your friend try pressing Ctrl-Alt-F1 > > That should bring up a text console login. Did you say you've > done this already? > > Since speech is of interest, I'm attaching our latest, not yet > released, version of our installation HOWTO. Just a few links > aren't working yet, which is why it isn't released just yet. I > expect to go live with this very soon. > > On Mon, 24 Jun 2002, Pratik Patel wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > Thank you for the help. > > > > I forgot to mention in the previous mail that before running the > > Xconfigurator, all the data was collected and I used the settings > > accordingly. Same situation for the monitor. Luckily, my friend was smart > > enough to keep all the docs shipped with his original machine. > > > > I would love to run Xconfigurator again. The only problem is that he is not > > running a speech install and nothing is coming up on the screen. I think > > I'll probably have to reinstall. It might just be worthwhile to spend the > > time to do the installation again. > > > > I'l do some reading on the net. > > > > Thanks for the suggestions. > > > > Pratik > > > > > > Pratik Patel > > Managing Director > > CUNY Assistive Technology Services > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Janina Sajka" <janina@afb.net> > > To: <blinux-list@redhat.com> > > Sent: Monday, June 24, 2002 2:19 PM > > Subject: Re: video problem. > > > > > > > First of all, it's not unusual to have video issues with > > > Xconfiguration, especially for older hardware. You should collect > > > some data--about the video card, it's memory, and about the > > > monitor involved. Then, do some searching and reading on line > > > about this hardware. Also, run Xconfigurator again and do > > > different settings. > > > > > > There's no reason to reinstall, but you may need drivers you did > > > not get with your last install--so do some looking around on the > > > net. > > > > > > Also, you might want to upgrade to RH 7.3 which is current, > > > though I don't have high hopes that this video issue is related > > > to the RH version. > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > Janina Sajka, Director > > > Technology Research and Development > > > Governmental Relations Group > > > American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) > > > > > > Email: janina@afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175 > > > > > > Chair, Accessibility SIG > > > Open Electronic Book Forum (OEBF) > > > http://www.openebook.org > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > Blinux-list@redhat.com > > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Blinux-list@redhat.com > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > > > -- > > Janina Sajka, Director > Technology Research and Development > Governmental Relations Group > American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) > > Email: janina@afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175 > > Chair, Accessibility SIG > Open Electronic Book Forum (OEBF) > http://www.openebook.org > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Blinux-list@redhat.com > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list >