Re:adding video ram line

[shikha <for_shikha@yahoo.com>]

thanx for the help.

but yes i have tried that also but of no avail.. what i did was this..

1: i opened the xf86config with vim

2: made the chages

3: pressed  :wq

may be i m not saving the file properly..

shikha

  Lionel Lecoq <lionel_lecoq@yahoo.com> wrote:

have you tried to add a videoram line to your device section?
Lionel


--- shikha wrote:
>
> I have problem installing Caldera Openlinux workstation and server (3.1.1)
>
>
> I have a 17 inch Dell E771a dell monitor, 16 mb Rage 128 pro ultra ghraphics card.
>
> The problem is that during installation it refuses to accet video card memory of 16384 kb,
> instead it takes only 256 kb of memory on probing. I have tried to make changes through
> xf86config and KXConfig ..(i do not know which of them will work ) but even then it does not
> accept those changes. while running both utilities i found that my monitor and video card were
> not listed.
>
> As a result the system refuses to go on level 5 and listing problem with rc.gui, switches to
> level 3.
>
> Till now i have not seen how a KDE looks. .:(
>
> It has been two weeks and i have tried all permutaions of video card options, memory and monitor
> but of no avail...If any of you have faced the same problem and reached some solution then
> please advice me..
>
> thanks in advance..
>
> shikha
>
>
>
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