> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark LaPierre [mailto:marklapier@xxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2014 7:52 PM
> To: Mail List CentOS Users
> Subject: Re: Dell Dimension 2400 W/Intel 845-G Video
>
> On 10/06/14 21:45, Peter wrote:
> > On 10/06/2014 03:47 PM, Mark LaPierre wrote:
> >> I've been Googeling and experimenting for two days trying to find a way
> >> to deal with the Intel 845-G video chipset in this Dell Dimension 2400.
> >> First, it doesn't have a DVD drive so I have to install from a CD.
> >> When I try to boot into the Live CD I get a video error something like,
> >> Undefined video mode number: 317. It hangs at the splash screen.
> >
> > Lots of solutions for this in google:
> > https://www.google.co.nz/search?q=%22Undefined+video+mode+number%3A+317%22
> >
> > The driver for that chipset is just the regular intel driver:
> > yum install xorg-x11-drv-intel
> >
> > You never mentioned which version of CentOS you're trying to install.
> >
> >
> > Peter
>
> Hey Peter,
>
> Thanks for the link. I'm working with CentOS 6.5.
>
> I changed the boot command from nomodeset to vga=normal
>
> I changed the Xorg.config device from "VESA" to "Intel"
>
> I rebooted the machine.
>
> I now have a desktop at a usable resolution. Thank you there!!
>
> But, there's always a but, the text displayed on that screen is not
> usable. The text on the top bar that should say:
> Applications Places System
> says:
> A P S m
>
> The icon that is supposed to say "Computer" says "C m"
>
> There's a dialogue box in the middle of the screen with various and
> assorted consonants spread about. I have no idea what it's supposed to say.
>
> Any clue as to how I can fix this?
I have a similar Intel card on a machine (not near it right now) which has the same kind of text issues.
The trick I learned was to log out and log back in.
i.e., you have to know which " ys em" and " og O t" menu items get you to log out and do that.
When GDM comes up the next time it will be good.
Be glad your GDM comes up so you can see it for the first login, Mine was a black screen with a pointer.
Wish I knew how to tell X to just restart itself after initializing the card.
BTW if I recall correctly, telinit 3 && sleep 5 && telinit 5 ; will return me to broken text so no help there.
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