Re: Graphics install fails

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Ed Wilts (ewilts@xxxxxxxxxx) said: 
> The video card (on board on a Presario 6000Z) is an S3 Graphics
> ProSavage DDR.
> 
> Red Hat Linux 8.0 detects this as VESA (generic)
> Red Hat Linux 9.0 detects this as an S3 ProSavage KM133.
> 
> I've tried multiple resolutions but none seem to work.  The default
> resolution gives me a blank X screen with no cursor.  640x580 and lowres
> both give me a horrible scrolling - mostly vertical but some horizontal.
> 
> How can I force the installer to use a specific driver?  Or am I left to
> install in text mode?
> 
> It's unfortunate that what works out of the box with 7.3 and 8.0 die a
> quick death with 9.

Hm, so 9 is the first release to try and use the native driver.

If you install with text mode, you may have better luck trying to
debug the X failure post-install.

Bill





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