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I am a complete newbie to linux. I installed it on my laptop, a Dell Latitude C600. Whenever it loads, I get a message from Xfree86 saying that no screens were found, after the screen blinks a few times. It says my horizontal and vertical sync are 0. During the install it couldn't probe to find my monitor. I've got an ATI Mobility M3 video card. I'm trying to use RH9. I have 0 experience with linux, so please be kind.
You likely should back up your XF86Config before installing this, might not be a bad idea to make a copy of your entire /etc/X11 directory, just in case.
I haven't tried this, but I used to work for Dell, so I knew where to look.
Login as root through one of the terminals (Ctrl-Alt-F1) at the prompt type redhat-config-xfree86 which will help you to configure your X again. Try a diffrent monitor type or option that says genric and try using some of those. Also in the begining try to set your resolution a little lower and work your way up.
Still, it doesn't work
When it tries to load is says (EE) R128(0): No valid modes found
(EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration.
Fatal server error:
no screens found
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