On Wed, 28 Jul 2004 14:02:08 +0530, Rishi rishi@gangfam.com wrote:
WOW.. that sucks big time. ;-)
Yeah it truely does! BIG TIME ;-)
Am I glad I chose debian (Knoppix) as a distro instead. ;-) I hope this does not trigger a linux distro war out here. ;-) Even if it does, that's ok I guess. ;-)
Rishi
You can also use xf86cfg - a graphical configuration tool included with XFree86 xf86config - a text-based configuration tool included with XFree86 XFree86 --configure - the XFree86 server, which be used to create test configurations
Something I read somewhere sometime... <quote> Xconfigurator is no longer used/provided. Redhat replaced this with redhat-config-xfree86. This in itself would not be a problem if it worked WHEN no valid X configuration exists (example: Redhat 8.0 install wasn't correct). The tool is supposed to start with a 'clean' config if the existing one doesn't work, but this doesn't. Here are a couple of how-tos.
i) Upgrading your video card. Before replacing the video card, use redhat-config-xfree86 to set the display to generic VGA 640x480. This way, after installing and you re-run redhat-config-xfree86, it will have a valid X session to start and then you can set it as desired. This is the way I had to do it. More procedures anyone?
ii) No valid X Session after a redhat install. The best advice, unless you are an expert at editing the config files by hand is to re-install, and MAKE SURE THAT you execute TEST right after the display config. DO NOT PROCEED until you have some valid X display. Even if only generic 640x480 display, at least, you can start redhat, download drivers, explore LNO for tips, etc and redhat-config-xfree86 will work when you want to run it. </quote>