Re: linux version (virgin, actually) needs help installing rh8

["John" <monterey pines netzero com>]

I could not get RH7 or 8 to work with my Motherboard 861CS which has a built in VGA.  In that case the problem was not the monitor, but the built in VGA. I tried several monitors.  Reluctantly I put windows on the pc, and dedicated it for the kids game machine, and installed redhat on what used to be their ancient compaq.

 

If someone has had luck with this motherboard i would love to hear how they did it.  it is very cheap.  and when installed under windows and using the companies vga driver it provides wonderful graphics.

 

 

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From: norman milford

To: Redhat Install List

Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2003 9:05 AM

Subject: linux version (virgin, actually) needs help installing rh8

1. i want to belatedly thank tom mui, thomas ward and greg julius for responding to my plea for help.  i was away for a while and couldn't get back to tinkering with their suggestions for getting my monitor to work in gui mode with rh8.

2. unfortunately i haven't been able to make it work thus far.  using the generic monitor settings get me, at best, snow and, at worst, "out of range" messages.  i can see the monitor during text mode install, and if i try gui mode and then do a ctr-alt-backspace i can get to the command line.

3. i went to the viewsonic site and got their official specs for the vg171/171b monitor.  the refresh rates given there are:

Fh:30-82 kHz

Fv:50-75 Hz

4. I got the following off the monitor itself:

Fh:64

Fv:60

5. When selecting the GENERIC monitor (at 1280x1024, which is what it is in windoze), i get a default horizontal/vertical frequency range suggested by the installation program.  i have tried it using that AND using the manufacturer's specs AND also using the values gotten off the monitor.  results:  no dice.  i have tried GENERIC monitors of varying resolutions (e.g. 800x600, etc.) plus varying color depths (16-bit vs 24-bit).  nada.

6. is anyone aware if there is a driver for this model of monitor that doesn't come on the RH8 cd?  alternatively, could anyone give me a procedure that, once booted in text mode, one could edit the config values and reboot to see what that does?

7. does any of this suggest that i'm having an issue with the video card?  i'm using the install-suggested geforce 3 generic card.  would i do better selecting leadtek as the card maker?   i'm kind of grasping here.  any help would be appreciated.

8. separate but not quite related question:  could anyone point me to documentation that lists commands in linux, a brief description of where they are located (directory-wise), what they do, and available parameters?  i can abstract certain commands one-by-one from various threads on this list, but it would help to have something more systemmatic to work from.  thanks and apologies for the bonehead questions.

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