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Hey there i can not figure out how to setup my x window system for my pc
i have a geforce fx 5200 128mb ddr apg graphics card and a hewlett packard v50 monitor i have tryed this on redhat 8.0 and mandrake 9.0 and get the same error no device detected if you could tell me what ones to select to get this to work
If you search these forums for 'nvidia', you'll find that questions about nvidia cards are extremely common here Your question may have already been answered there.
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