Cannot read install screens
Rick Stevens
rstevens at vitalstream.com
Mon Mar 28 20:12:06 UTC 2005
John Morfit (VA/NQL) wrote:
> OK, I've found the work-around: Linux Text install option.
> It's a laptop, works fine with WinXP, so it's not a cable issue.
> I can see that the Linux installer finds "unknown monitor" and "generic VESA video driver".
Ah. Yes, sometimes laptops have issues--specially with nVidia chipsets.
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> John Morfit (VA/NQL) wrote:
>
>>Hi,
>>
>>I'm performing an install of RHEL 4.0 upon a Dell Inspiron 5160 from
>>CD's. Unfortunately, the color mapping on the display is bad and I
>>cannot read anything (kind of essential to the process).
>>
>>How can I remap the display colors during install?
>
>
> You really can't. The installer uses a pretty simplistic 8-bit 640x480
> VGA resolution. Almost any CRT/video card should be able to handle it.
>
> The only times I've seen something like what you're seeing fell into
> one of these categories: a) a bad CRT cable or one that wasn't plugged
> in well; b) a bad CRT gun; c) a bad video card or one that wasn't seated
> well in its slot.
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