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redhat 9 is kinda old, i had problems with it too. if you really like redhat and want to stick with there OS you should download the latest version of fedora at http://fedora.redhat.com/
if you don't want to do that, please list: the graphics card you have, monitor info, and the exact error message you get when typing startx from the terminal after you log in
RH9.0 can detect graphic card:Intel 852 ,but cannot detect monitor type:unknown monitor.When start Linux,message displays:
I cannot start X server(your graphical interface).It is likely that it is not set up correctly.¡_¡_.
During the installation,i select the monitor type as Dell 1024*768 laptop panel.But after reboot,it cannot work.
3ks!
you should use generic laptop 1024x768, the Dell laptop panel is usually for their weird laptop displays, i'm on a ibm thinkpad with a 1024x768 resolution, you can either tweak the setup or reinstall. if you want to tweak the setup heres part of my config file:
Section "Device"
### Available Driver options are:-
# sw_cursor is needed for some ati and radeon cards
Option "sw_cursor"
#Option "hw_cursor"
#Option "NoAccel"
#Option "ShowCache"
#Option "ShadowFB"
#Option "UseFBDev"
#Option "Rotate"
Identifier "Card0"
# The following line is auto-generated by KNOPPIX mkxf86config
Driver "ati"
VendorName "All"
BoardName "All"
# BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
EndSection
if you are a newbie, it would be easier if you downloaded the fedora iso's, burned them to disk, installed that on your computer, at the point of configuring your graphics card (if it doesn't do it automatically) choose the generic lcd 1024x768 display. it would be easier for you to reinstall then fix the problem. don't worry, after a couple months you'll get skillz.
you should be able to change the monitor, just look under generic, then choose generic laptop display panel and the resolution that supports (i.e. 1024, 1400, 1600).
Thank you for your helps!Now,Linux can run in graphic model,but the resolution can only be 800*600.The charactors display so big,any suggestions changing the resolution to 1024*768.
Dude, I tried RH9 on an I500m, all worked well, I had to choose the standard 1024x768 LCD and it worked.
No updates no nothing...
Then I tried installing suse9, and aswell it works great @ 1024x768
Your running into the familiar bios problem on the dell 500m, go to my website, download the patch, and you will be able to run whatever resolution you want (except 1400x1050 =( )
Guess you've allready figuered out the 855patch issue, The issue being that you need the 855patch to set the video ram to more than 1 meg. search for "1400x1050 500m" without the quotes on google, this should fix any x-won't-start problems on the dell, follow the instructions in the dell forum (for crying out loud, google man!)
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