On Tue, Apr 01, 2003 at 10:54:57PM -0500, Bill Nottingham wrote:
> Ed Wilts (ewilts@xxxxxxxxxx) said:
> > OK, I've completed a text mode install. How do I change the driver
> > setting? redhat-config-xfree86 isn't very user-friendly and although
> > I've been able to figure out how to set the videoram (it auto-detected
> > 4MB even though there's 8MB), I haven't able to find out where the
> > graphic card choices are set.
> >
> > /proc/pci reports the card as a VT8751 [ProSavageDDR P4M266]
>
> In the 'Advanced' tab of redhat-config-xfree86, you can change the
> card; aside from that, it's manually editing /etc/X11/XF86Config,
> and changing the 'Driver' entry in the 'Device' section.
I can't get to any tab. redhat-config-xfree86 tries to bring up an X
display and that isn't viewable at all - all I get is a solid black
window at which point I need to do an c-a-bs to quit.
> You may find that using the 'vesa' driver works better for you.
Yup - it does allow me to use X now. Should I be filing a bug report on
this? It's obvious that leaving a user in a dead state is not the
desired effect...
Thanks,
.../Ed
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Ed Wilts, Mounds View, MN, USA
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