On Tue, Apr 01, 2003 at 11:20:30PM -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.
>
> Hm, yeah, it probes that it should use the native driver, and so
> it tries that...
>
> > > 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...
>
> Certainly, probably against XFree86 for the driver not working.
It's bug # 87778.
Cheers,
.../Ed
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