This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0034_01C1E54F.A527F180 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I would like to evaluate some different Linux distributions, but am = having difficulty getting my digitally connected (DVI-D) LCD display to = work during setup with the first I am trying (Redmond Linux/Lycoris). My problem comes during the second phase of installation -- the = bootstrap part of setup displays fine (even though it's graphical) but = when it tries to start the main part of install, my LCD isn't getting a = proper signal. I think the conundrum is that the installer doesn't give me the = opportunity to specify that I don't have an analog monitor. Can anyone recommend a distribution that's easy enough for a newbie, but = that will install correctly with a digital display? (I have an = AGP-interface Elsa Gladiac 511 -- nvidia GeForce2MX based -- connected = to a Princeton Graphics DPP560 1024x768 monitor) Also, if I do have to get into "modelines" and such, is there any = alternative to this source I found: http://www.hoagy.org/hacks/lcdx11.html (i.e. something more like an = autoconfigure). Thanks, Judd Volino ------=_NextPart_000_0034_01C1E54F.A527F180 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2715.400" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I would like to evaluate some different = Linux=20 distributions, but am having difficulty getting my digitally connected = (DVI-D)=20 LCD display to work during setup with the first I am trying (Redmond=20 Linux/Lycoris).</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>My problem comes during the second = phase of=20 installation -- the bootstrap part of setup displays fine (even though = it's=20 graphical) but when it tries to start the main part of install, my LCD = isn't=20 getting a proper signal.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I think the conundrum is that the = installer doesn't=20 give me the opportunity to specify that I don't have an analog=20 monitor.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Can anyone recommend a distribution = that's easy=20 enough for a newbie, but that will install correctly with a digital=20 display? (I have an AGP-interface Elsa Gladiac 511 -- nvidia = GeForce2MX=20 based -- connected to a Princeton Graphics DPP560 1024x768 = monitor)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Also, if I do have to get into = "modelines" and=20 such, is there any alternative to this source I found:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><A=20 href=3D"http://www.hoagy.org/hacks/lcdx11.html";>http://www.hoagy.org/hack= s/lcdx11.html</A> =20 (i.e. something more like an autoconfigure).</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Thanks,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Judd Volino</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0034_01C1E54F.A527F180--
