[linux-help] Re: Redhat

[Greg House <ghouse@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Friday 11 May 2001 17:09, you wrote:
> is that he already used Xconfigurator during the installation and
>
> > it apparently didn't detect the card correctly. I expect that he's going
> > to have to persue it the "old skool" way, editing /etc/X11/XF86Config. As
> > was already suggested, sometimes a config tool that does less "auto"
> > detection can help, something like xf86config. On Red Hat, you may have
> > to go find the rpm for it (on the CD) and install it yourself, as I don't
> > think it's part of the std packages.
> >
> > Greg
>
> Actually, he said it recoginzed it, just not the monitor.
>
> If you would like my 3dfx Voodoo 3 XF86config (from the same type of redhat
> machine, email me directly.) All you should have to change is the videoram,
> and something, I will remember the second after I send this :).

If it figured out the video card, all he'd need to do is get the specs on the 
monitor (horizontal sync & vertical refresh rates) and edit XF86Config to 
change those two parameters and it should be ok. 

However, my guess is that the video card setting isn't completely right 
either.

Greg
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