I have the AOC Monitor, 7ELR model. tried installing Mandrake 9.1 and screen goes blank. Mandrake site says monitor not supported. Some say they install in text mode. I am not good at that. What are my other alternatives and best solutions ? Thanks.

Vijay

Web-Site of my Monitor

http://www.nam.aocmonitor.com/aoc/monitors_7elr.html

By the way my Video Card is SiS 5597/5598, 4MB and is listed compatible and easy install for Red Hat Linux 7.1 or 7.2

So, it seems to be OK for Mandrake. Monitor is the main issue.

Vertical Sync for this monitor is 50 to 160Hz

Hey Wow !! Here is what I found in this regard:

While it is possible to "hand tune" X to work with just about any video card and monitor, to do so is NOT RECOMMENDED. Diddling around with your clock settings, choosing a card or monitor "similar" to your equipment, or just picking horizontal and vertical synch rates at random can damage or destroy your video card or monitor. DON'T DO IT!

The optimal configuration, and the only one I can recommend, is to make sure your video card and monitor are explicitly listed and supported by X before trying to configure and run it. While I do offer some suggestions for people with unsupported hardware, there is no guarantee these suggestions will work, nor do I offer any assurance that they won't damage your equipment. Proceed at your own risk.

Full article at:
http://www.linuxgazette.com/issue33/jenkins2.html