I don't know Caldera so I don't know whether my reply to another post a couple of hours ago would be relevant for you, you could still look... A way to attack the problem (your info is a bit concise...) is to get the log (I assume you try to run X using startx from your console, this is the usual way...)the log should be in /var/log/XFree86.0.log you can look with your editor, it is more convenient. At the top of the log you should find a mention of the version you are running and the XF86Config which is being used. If you are really lost post both. If you are a bit more courageous check whether XF86Config really contains the changes you made (nothing like hacking a file and having X use another one, it did happen to me some time ago :^) Lionel PS as far as my scant knowledge of vim goes, you did use it as one should... PPS for people not used to *nix: cases are important i.e "Ls" is different from "ls" etc... this has tripped a few beginners --- shikha <for_shikha@yahoo.com> wrote: > > 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 > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! News - Today's headlines > > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! News - Today's headlines > http://news.yahoo.com > _______________________________________________ > > Newbie@XFree86.Org > *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie > > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! News - Today's headlines __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! News - Today's headlines http://news.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Newbie@XFree86.Org *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie
