[wellylug] reinstall gone wrong!

[Rose McGillicuddy]

> When installing Mandrake 9.1, when you get to the "summary" type page
> after the packages have been installed, click on the configure button
> for graphics, and you will find a "test" button, which will allow you to
> test the graphics setup before the install has finished.  You can also
> set various options, e.g. monitor, resolution, etc.

I have used XFdrake and tried quite a range of parameters now, but no luck.

In mdk 9 (the install done for me)  it did work for basics like email and
browser but did have the problem with Gimp display.  Office things I used
were okay.
>
> Certainly Mandrake works fine with a Trio.  As I recall this was a very
> common card.
>

Guess it's a matter of fiddling.

Hopefully Dion will have recorded what he did with Mdk 9.

Thanks
Rose
> Damon
>
>
>
> On Mon, 2003-04-07 at 15:10, Centurion Computer Technology Ltd wrote:
> > I wouldn't gauratee MDK 9.1 will fix this
> >
> >
> > Try editing /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 file and change the following:
> >
> > under 'Section Device' ( about 3/4 of the way through the file )
> > change:
> > Driver "vesa (or whatever it is)"
> > to
> > Driver "s3"
> >
> >
> >
> > On Fri, 2003-04-04 at 02:06, Rose McGillicuddy wrote:
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Centurion Computer Technology Ltd" <Centurion at paradise.net.nz>
> > > To: "wellylug" <wellylug at yahoogroups.com>
> > > Sent: Friday, 4 April 2003 14:38
> > > Subject: Re: [wellylug] reinstall gone wrong!
> > >
> > >
> > > > Sounds like X isn't configured correctly.
> > > >
> > > > what sort of video card do you have?
> > > >
> > > Trio 64V2[10775]
> > >
> > > When I think about it every install has required some adjusting for
this.
> > >
> > > Just for fun (because I thought it might help)  ran
> > > "urpmi XFree86"
> > > and was told "everything installed".  I wondered if the device not
detected
> > > message meant I hadn't installed it:-).
> > >
> > > Don't put too much thought to it as am going to install Mndk 9.1 when
get
> > > disks.  Hopefully this issue won't occur!!
> > >
> > > Cheers
> > > Rose
> > >
> > >
> > >
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