Hello everyone, this is my first attempt to install Redhat 7.1 on my system. Everything installs fine. The only problem I think I have is that my XF86 file is out-dated for my hardware. The version of Lilo is also out dated. So my question is how do I update these? I went to red hat 7.1 all errata and there were so many I have no Idea which to download. Can someone point me in the right direction please. I have no Idea how to install a package either.

I'll try. What video hardware are you using?

warning this could get involved so be prepared to try things and wait for someone here to respond...but config'ing x can be a huge pain when you first get started.

My suggestion is that you d/l and install a newer version of redhat that already has a newer version of x preinstalled and save learning about the inner workings of X and software mgmt for a little later in your new linux career If you insist this is the version you want then answer my orig question at the top.

Well, I ve got an AG315E-32 video card, in xf86 config I use vga compatible and put in all the specs. Also, I am Using VMware workstation4, until I get comfortable with installing linux. But the video problems are the same in both VMware and when I try to install Linux on the hard drive. Vmware has something called Vmware tools which replaces the x server and I cant get that to work either, here is the info on that:

Power on the virtual machine.
After the guest operating system has started, prepare your virtual machine to install VMware Tools.
Choose File > Install VMware Tools.

The remaining steps take place inside the virtual machine.

Be sure the guest operating system is running in text mode. You cannot install VMware Tools while X is running.
As root (su -), mount the VMware Tools virtual CD-ROM image, change to a working directory (for example, /tmp), uncompress the installer, then unmount the CD-ROM image.
Note: You do not use an actual CD-ROM to install VMware Tools, nor do you need to download the CD-ROM image or burn a physical CD-ROM of this image file. The VMware Workstation software contains an ISO image that looks like a CD-ROM to your guest operating system. This image contains all the files needed to install VMware Tools in your guest operating system.

Note: Some Linux distributions use different device names or organize the
/dev directory differently. If your CD-ROM drive is not /dev/cdrom, modify the following commands to reflect the conventions used by your distribution.

mount -t iso9660 /dev/cdrom /mnt
cd /tmp
tar zxf /mnt/vmware-linux-tools.tar.gz
umount /mnt

Run the VMware Tools installer.
cd vmware-tools-distrib
./vmware-install.pl

Log out of the root account.
exit

Start X and your graphical environment.
In an X terminal, launch the VMware Tools background application.
vmware-toolbox &

Note: You may run VMware Tools as root or as a normal user. To shrink virtual disks, you must run VMware Tools as root (su -).

LIsten if you have a machine capable of running all this software you need a newer distro.

what is the manfgr of this card.

It is a ECS AG315E-32 SIS315 32MB SDRAM AGP Video Card
I would download newer version but Im on dial up and it would take forever. Unless there is an easier way to do it I'm stuck with redhat 7.1

send me an email with your address and I'll ship you some cd's.