Hello,

I am very new to Linux and I am attempting to install Red Hat 9 on HP nx9010 laptop in a Virtual PC 2004. The installation itself went through without any special problems. After I boot, though, the Virtual PC screen gets resized and the display is all messed up (some characters and objects are recognizable, but it is not usable). I searched the web and apparently this particular laptop is known to have issues with Linux install. I tried all recommendations that I could find, but it still doesn't load the graphic interface properly. I would like to launch Xconfigurator, but it says that the command is not recognized.

I would appreciate any suggestions on how to change/adjust monitor settings. Please use plain English if possible - I have decent experience with and knowledge of DOS and Windows, but not Linux/UNIX.

Thank you!

Serioga

Alright then. Plain and simple english.

Don't,

use,

Redhat,

on,

a,

laptop.

That should basically fix it.

:-) Well, that's a natural choice and, frankly, I am leaning this way. But what other options are available? Does any other Linux flavor perfom better (or at all) on a laptop?

Thanx

Hi Serioga

I managed to install Red Hat 9.0 (Shrike) on my nv9010 without a fuss. I created a boot disk from the \dosutils dir on the first cd, booted with it (did the media check for each cd) then proceeded. I installed the server version, selected Generic Laptop 1024x768, selected ATI Mobility Radeon (there's a few, I think I chose the 7500), and my installation appears to be fine (I did a graphical installation, installed X, kde etc) and it works kinda fine. I say kinda because:

On bootup, it freezes by "checking for new hardware", so I hit the "i" key while booting to go into interactive boot, and when asked to start kudzu, I select n. The rest is all yes..

Once in the x windows, all appears to be fine.