Hi. I have the i810 integrated video card on my Linux box, but Fedora Core 3 doesn't seem to like it (i get graphic garbage, and the systom won't boot), altough FC2 is running ok. Did anyobody install FC3 with this card?
Please help me, o mighty admins.

Post this part of your /etc/X11/xorg.conf

Section "Device"
Identifier "nvidia"
Driver "nvidia"
#Option "RenderAccel" "true"
#VideoRam 8192
# Insert Clocks lines here if appropriate
EndSection

Here they are. Note that is form Fedora Core 2, cause' Fedora Core 3 didn't even boot after setup.

Section "Device"
Identifier "Videocard0"
Driver "i810"
VendorName "Videocard vendor"
BoardName "Intel 810"
EndSection

there weren't any of the other headers (if I undrestood you correctly)

Logo, you need to post the log from the machine with the problem, but......I am having exactly the same problem with a compaq en sff pc.

I am assuming that you have just installed FC3 and can't even use the PC as the install enables run level 5 and expects to start X and you end up with a screen full of vertical lines and a crashed system. Snap. The bad thing is that the vt's also stop working, you cannot even ctrl+alt+f1-f7, but the kernel is still running! what a dirtbag.

To at least get the PC usuable, boot from the install CD and choose the rescue option, follow it through and it should take you to a command prompt. By now your system should be mounted under /mnt/sysimage. Go to that directory and run 'vi /etc/inittab', if you do not know how to use vi have a quick look at the man page, I get away with just using insert, :q, :w and a few other keystrokes. You just need to set your system to run level 3 and you can at least work with it.

When vi has loaded the file, use the cursor keys to scroll down to the line mentioned below. Hit the insert key to enter edit mode.

Change the inittab line

'id:5:initdefault:'
to
'id:3:initdefault:'

Press escape to exit edit mode. Save by typing ':w' and then type ':q' to quit. Your system should now boot in multi user mode 3 which at least gives you a usable linux system. You can now view the Xorg.o.log file and see what your problem is, save it to disc and paste it here so I can read it. I notice in my log file that xorg is detecting my DDC clock chip(?) incorrectly. It is stating that it is a 28.3 mhz chip and giving an incorrect image size when compared to my monitors tech specs. xorg then just goes mental. This is an excerpt from my Xorg.0.log:

-------------------------------start---------------------------------
(II) I810: Driver for Intel Integrated Graphics Chipsets: i810, i810-dc100,
i810e, i815, i830M, 845G, 852GM/855GM, 865G, 915G
(II) Primary Device is: PCI 00:02:0
(--) Assigning device section with no busID to primary device
(--) Chipset i815 found
(II) resource ranges after xf86ClaimFixedResources() call:
[0] -1 0 0xffe00000 - 0xffffffff (0x200000) MX[B](B)
[1] -1 0 0x00100000 - 0x3fffffff (0x3ff00000) MX[B]E(B)
[2] -1 0 0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[B]
[3] -1 0 0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[B]
[4] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[B]
[5] -1 0 0x40000000 - 0x40000fff (0x1000) MX[B]
[6] -1 0 0x40300000 - 0x4037ffff (0x80000) MX[B](B)
[7] -1 0 0x44000000 - 0x47ffffff (0x4000000) MX[B](B)
[8] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
[9] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[B]
[10] -1 0 0x00001000 - 0x0000103f (0x40) IX[B]
[11] -1 0 0x00002400 - 0x0000243f (0x40) IX[B]
[12] -1 0 0x00002000 - 0x000020ff (0x100) IX[B]
[13] -1 0 0x00002440 - 0x0000245f (0x20) IX[B]
[14] -1 0 0x00002460 - 0x0000246f (0x10) IX[B]
(II) resource ranges after probing:
[0] -1 0 0xffe00000 - 0xffffffff (0x200000) MX[B](B)
[1] -1 0 0x00100000 - 0x3fffffff (0x3ff00000) MX[B]E(B)
[2] -1 0 0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[B]
[3] -1 0 0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[B]
[4] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[B]
[5] -1 0 0x40000000 - 0x40000fff (0x1000) MX[B]
[6] -1 0 0x40300000 - 0x4037ffff (0x80000) MX[B](B)
[7] -1 0 0x44000000 - 0x47ffffff (0x4000000) MX[B](B)
[8] 0 0 0x000a0000 - 0x000affff (0x10000) MS[B]
[9] 0 0 0x000b0000 - 0x000b7fff (0x8000) MS[B]
[10] 0 0 0x000b8000 - 0x000bffff (0x8000) MS[B]
[11] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
[12] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[B]
[13] -1 0 0x00001000 - 0x0000103f (0x40) IX[B]
[14] -1 0 0x00002400 - 0x0000243f (0x40) IX[B]
[15] -1 0 0x00002000 - 0x000020ff (0x100) IX[B]
[16] -1 0 0x00002440 - 0x0000245f (0x20) IX[B]
[17] -1 0 0x00002460 - 0x0000246f (0x10) IX[B]
[18] 0 0 0x000003b0 - 0x000003bb (0xc) IS[B]
[19] 0 0 0x000003c0 - 0x000003df (0x20) IS[B]
(II) Setting vga for screen 0.
(II) Loading sub module "vgahw"
(II) LoadModule: "vgahw"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libvgahw.a
(II) Module vgahw: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.1, module version = 0.1.0
ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 0.7
(**) I810(0): Depth 16, (--) framebuffer bpp 16
(==) I810(0): RGB weight 565
(==) I810(0): Default visual is TrueColor
(II) Loading sub module "xaa"
(II) LoadModule: "xaa"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libxaa.a
(II) Module xaa: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.1, module version = 1.2.0
ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 0.7
(II) Loading sub module "vbe"
(II) LoadModule: "vbe"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libvbe.a
(II) Module vbe: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.1, module version = 1.1.0
ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 0.7
(II) Loading sub module "int10"
(II) LoadModule: "int10"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/linux/libint10.a
(II) Module int10: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.1, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 0.7
(II) I810(0): initializing int10
(II) I810(0): Primary V_BIOS segment is: 0xc000
(II) I810(0): VESA BIOS detected
(II) I810(0): VESA VBE Version 3.0
(II) I810(0): VESA VBE Total Mem: 1024 kB
(II) I810(0): VESA VBE OEM: Intel(R) 810, Intel(R) 815 Chipset Video BIOS
(II) I810(0): VESA VBE OEM Software Rev: 35.135
(II) I810(0): VESA VBE OEM Vendor: Intel Corporation
(II) I810(0): VESA VBE OEM Product: Intel(R) 810, Intel(R) 815 Chipset
(II) I810(0): VESA VBE OEM Product Rev: Hardware Version 0.0
(II) Loading sub module "ddc"
(II) LoadModule: "ddc"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libddc.a
(II) Module ddc: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.1, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 0.7
(II) I810(0): VESA VBE DDC supported
(II) I810(0): VESA VBE DDC Level 2
(II) I810(0): VESA VBE DDC transfer in appr. 1 sec.
(II) I810(0): VESA VBE DDC read successfully
(II) I810(0): Manufacturer: DEL Model: 512c Serial#: 859264563
(II) I810(0): Year: 1998 Week: 28
(II) I810(0): EDID Version: 1.1
(II) I810(0): Analog Display Input, Input Voltage Level: 0.714/0.286 V
(II) I810(0): Sync: Separate Composite SyncOnGreen
(II) I810(0): Max H-Image Size [cm]: horiz.: 29 vert.: 21
(II) I810(0): Gamma: 2.50
(II) I810(0): DPMS capabilities: StandBy Suspend Off; RGB/Color Display
(II) I810(0): redX: 0.625 redY: 0.340 greenX: 0.280 greenY: 0.595
(II) I810(0): blueX: 0.155 blueY: 0.070 whiteX: 0.283 whiteY: 0.298
(II) I810(0): Supported VESA Video Modes:
(II) I810(0): 720x400@70Hz
(II) I810(0): 640x480@60Hz
(II) I810(0): 640x480@75Hz
(II) I810(0): 800x600@60Hz
(II) I810(0): 800x600@75Hz
(II) I810(0): 1024x768@75Hz
(II) I810(0): Manufacturer's mask: 0
(II) I810(0): Supported Future Video Modes:
(II) I810(0): #0: hsize: 640 vsize 480 refresh: 85 vid: 22833
(II) I810(0): #1: hsize: 800 vsize 600 refresh: 85 vid: 22853
(II) I810(0): #2: hsize: 1024 vsize 768 refresh: 85 vid: 22881
(II) I810(0): #3: hsize: 1280 vsize 1024 refresh: 60 vid: 32897
(II) I810(0): Supported additional Video Mode:
(II) I810(0): clock: 28.3 MHz Image Size: 250 x 184 mm <------- both these are wrong, clock should be: 120 and size: 285 x 214
(II) I810(0): h_active: 720 h_sync: 738 h_sync_end 846 h_blank_end 900 h_border: 0
(II) I810(0): v_active: 350 v_sync: 388 v_sync_end 390 v_blanking: 449 v_border: 0
(II) I810(0): Serial No: 49884D37V378
(II) I810(0): Monitor name: DELL D825TM
(II) I810(0): Ranges: V min: 50 V max: 120 Hz, H min: 30 H max: 70 kHz,(II) I810(0):
(--) I810(0): Chipset: "i815"
(--) I810(0): Linear framebuffer at 0x44000000
(--) I810(0): IO registers at addr 0x40300000
(II) I810(0): I810CheckAvailableMemory: 180220k available
(==) I810(0): Will alloc AGP framebuffer: 8192 kByte
(==) I810(0): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0, 1.0)
(II) I810(0): Monitor0: Using hsync range of 30.00-70.00 kHz
(II) I810(0): Monitor0: Using vrefresh range of 50.00-120.00 Hz
(II) I810(0): Clock range: 9.50 to 163.00 MHz
(WW) (640x350,Monitor0) mode clock 31.5MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz
(II) I810(0): Not using default mode "320x175" (bad mode clock/interlace/doublescan)
(WW) (640x400,Monitor0) mode clock 31.5MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz
(II) I810(0): Not using default mode "320x200" (bad mode clock/interlace/doublescan)
(WW) (720x400,Monitor0) mode clock 35.5MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz
(II) I810(0): Not using default mode "360x200" (bad mode clock/interlace/doublescan)
(WW) (640x480,Monitor0) mode clock 25.2MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz
(II) I810(0): Not using default mode "320x240" (bad mode clock/interlace/doublescan)
(WW) (640x480,Monitor0) mode clock 31.5MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz
(II) I810(0): Not using default mode "320x240" (bad mode clock/interlace/doublescan)
(WW) (640x480,Monitor0) mode clock 31.5MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz
(II) I810(0): Not using default mode "320x240" (bad mode clock/interlace/doublescan)
(WW) (640x480,Monitor0) mode clock 36MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz
(II) I810(0): Not using default mode "320x240" (bad mode clock/interlace/doublescan)
(WW) (800x600,Monitor0) mode clock 36MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz
(II) I810(0): Not using default mode "400x300" (bad mode clock/interlace/doublescan)
(WW) (800x600,Monitor0) mode clock 40MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz
(II) I810(0): Not using default mode "400x300" (bad mode clock/interlace/doublescan)
(WW) (800x600,Monitor0) mode clock 50MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz
(II) I810(0): Not using default mode "400x300" (bad mode clock/interlace/doublescan)
(WW) (800x600,Monitor0) mode clock 49.5MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz
(II) I810(0): Not using default mode "400x300" (bad mode clock/interlace/doublescan)
(WW) (800x600,Monitor0) mode clock 56.3MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz
(II) I810(0): Not using default mode "400x300" (bad mode clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) I810(0): Not using default mode "1024x768" (unknown reason)
(II) I810(0): Not using default mode "512x384" (bad mode clock/interlace/doublescan)
(WW) (1024x768,Monitor0) mode clock 65MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz
(II) I810(0): Not using default mode "512x384" (bad mode clock/interlace/doublescan)
(WW) (1024x768,Monitor0) mode clock 75MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz
(II) I810(0): Not using default mode "512x384" (bad mode clock/interlace/doublescan)
(WW) (1024x768,Monitor0) mode clock 78.8MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz
(II) I810(0): Not using default mode "512x384" (bad mode clock/interlace/doublescan)
(WW) (1024x768,Monitor0) mode clock 94.5MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz
(II) I810(0): Not using default mode "512x384" (bad mode clock/interlace/doublescan)
(WW) (1152x864,Monitor0) mode clock 108MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz
(II) I810(0): Not using default mode "576x432" (bad mode clock/interlace/doublescan)
(WW) (1280x960,Monitor0) mode clock 108MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz
(II) I810(0): Not using default mode "640x480" (bad mode clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) I810(0): Not using default mode "1280x960" (hsync out of range)
(II) I810(0): Not using default mode "640x480" (bad mode clock/interlace/doublescan)
(WW) (1280x1024,Monitor0) mode clock 108MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz
(II) I810(0): Not using default mode "640x512" (bad mode clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) I810(0): Not using default mode "1280x1024" (hsync out of range)
(II) I810(0): Not using default mode "640x512" (bad mode clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) I810(0): Not using default mode "1280x1024" (hsync out of range)
(II) I810(0): Not using default mode "640x512" (bad mode clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) I810(0): Not using default mode "1600x1200" (hsync out of range)
(II) I810(0): Not using default mode "800x600" (bad mode clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) I810(0): Not using default mode "1600x1200" (bad mode clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) I810(0): Not using default mode "800x600" (bad mode clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) I810(0): Not using default mode "1600x1200" (bad mode clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) I810(0): Not using default mode "800x600" (bad mode clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) I810(0): Not using default mode "1600x1200" (bad mode clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) I810(0): Not using default mode "800x600" (bad mode clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) I810(0): Not using default mode "1600x1200" (bad mode clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) I810(0): Not using default mode "800x600" (bad mode clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) I810(0): Not using default mode "1792x1344" (bad mode clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) I810(0): Not using default mode "896x672" (bad mode clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) I810(0): Not using default mode "1792x1344" (bad mode clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) I810(0): Not using default mode "896x672" (bad mode clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) I810(0): Not using default mode "1856x1392" (bad mode clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) I810(0): Not using default mode "928x696" (bad mode clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) I810(0): Not using default mode "1856x1392" (bad mode clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) I810(0): Not using default mode "928x696" (bad mode clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) I810(0): Not using default mode "1920x1440" (bad mode clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) I810(0): Not using default mode "960x720" (bad mode clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) I810(0): Not using default mode "1920x1440" (bad mode clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) I810(0): Not using default mode "960x720" (bad mode clock/interlace/doublescan)
(WW) (832x624,Monitor0) mode clock 57.284MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz
(II) I810(0): Not using default mode "416x312" (bad mode clock/interlace/doublescan)
(WW) (1152x768,Monitor0) mode clock 64.995MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz
(II) I810(0): Not using default mode "576x384" (bad mode clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) I810(0): Not using default mode "1152x864" (hsync out of range)
(II) I810(0): Not using default mode "576x432" (bad mode clock/interlace/doublescan)
(WW) (1400x1050,Monitor0) mode clock 122MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz
(II) I810(0): Not using default mode "700x525" (bad mode clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) I810(0): Not using default mode "1400x1050" (hsync out of range)
(II) I810(0): Not using default mode "700x525" (bad mode clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) I810(0): Not using default mode "1400x1050" (hsync out of range)
(II) I810(0): Not using default mode "700x525" (bad mode clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) I810(0): Not using default mode "1400x1050" (bad mode clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) I810(0): Not using default mode "700x525" (bad mode clock/interlace/doublescan)
(WW) (1600x1024,Monitor0) mode clock 106.91MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz
(II) I810(0): Not using default mode "800x512" (bad mode clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) I810(0): Not using default mode "1920x1200" (bad mode clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) I810(0): Not using default mode "960x600" (bad mode clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) I810(0): Not using default mode "1920x1440" (bad mode clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) I810(0): Not using default mode "960x720" (bad mode clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) I810(0): Not using default mode "2048x1536" (bad mode clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) I810(0): Not using default mode "1024x768" (bad mode clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) I810(0): Not using default mode "2048x1536" (bad mode clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) I810(0): Not using default mode "1024x768" (bad mode clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) I810(0): Not using default mode "2048x1536" (bad mode clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) I810(0): Not using default mode "1024x768" (bad mode clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) I810(0): Not using default mode "1400x1050" (width too large for virtual size)
(--) I810(0): Virtual size is 1280x1024 (pitch 2048)
(**) I810(0): *Default mode "1280x1024": 108.0 MHz, 64.0 kHz, 60.0 Hz
(II) I810(0): Modeline "1280x1024" 108.00 1280 1328 1440 1688 1024 1025 1028 1066 +hsync +vsync
(**) I810(0): *Default mode "1024x768": 94.5 MHz, 68.7 kHz, 85.0 Hz
(II) I810(0): Modeline "1024x768" 94.50 1024 1072 1168 1376 768 769 772 808 +hsync +vsync
(**) I810(0): *Default mode "800x600": 56.3 MHz, 53.7 kHz, 85.1 Hz
(II) I810(0): Modeline "800x600" 56.30 800 832 896 1048 600 601 604 631 +hsync +vsync
(**) I810(0): *Default mode "720x400": 35.5 MHz, 37.9 kHz, 85.0 Hz
(II) I810(0): Modeline "720x400" 35.50 720 756 828 936 400 401 404 446 -hsync +vsync
(**) I810(0): *Default mode "640x480": 36.0 MHz, 43.3 kHz, 85.0 Hz
(II) I810(0): Modeline "640x480" 36.00 640 696 752 832 480 481 484 509 -hsync -vsync
(**) I810(0): Default mode "1280x960": 108.0 MHz, 60.0 kHz, 60.0 Hz
(II) I810(0): Modeline "1280x960" 108.00 1280 1376 1488 1800 960 961 964 1000 +hsync +vsync
(**) I810(0): Default mode "1152x864": 108.0 MHz, 67.5 kHz, 75.0 Hz
(II) I810(0): Modeline "1152x864" 108.00 1152 1216 1344 1600 864 865 868 900 +hsync +vsync
(**) I810(0): Default mode "1152x768": 65.0 MHz, 44.2 kHz, 54.8 Hz
(II) I810(0): Modeline "1152x768" 65.00 1152 1178 1314 1472 768 771 777 806 +hsync +vsync
(**) I810(0): Default mode "1024x768": 78.8 MHz, 60.1 kHz, 75.1 Hz
(II) I810(0): Modeline "1024x768" 78.80 1024 1040 1136 1312 768 769 772 800 +hsync +vsync
(**) I810(0): Default mode "1024x768": 75.0 MHz, 56.5 kHz, 70.1 Hz
(II) I810(0): Modeline "1024x768" 75.00 1024 1048 1184 1328 768 771 777 806 -hsync -vsync
(**) I810(0): Default mode "1024x768": 65.0 MHz, 48.4 kHz, 60.0 Hz
(II) I810(0): Modeline "1024x768" 65.00 1024 1048 1184 1344 768 771 777 806 -hsync -vsync
(**) I810(0): Default mode "832x624": 57.3 MHz, 49.7 kHz, 74.6 Hz
(II) I810(0): Modeline "832x624" 57.28 832 864 928 1152 624 625 628 667 -hsync -vsync
(**) I810(0): Default mode "800x600": 49.5 MHz, 46.9 kHz, 75.0 Hz
(II) I810(0): Modeline "800x600" 49.50 800 816 896 1056 600 601 604 625 +hsync +vsync
(**) I810(0): Default mode "800x600": 50.0 MHz, 48.1 kHz, 72.2 Hz
(II) I810(0): Modeline "800x600" 50.00 800 856 976 1040 600 637 643 666 +hsync +vsync
(**) I810(0): Default mode "800x600": 40.0 MHz, 37.9 kHz, 60.3 Hz
(II) I810(0): Modeline "800x600" 40.00 800 840 968 1056 600 601 605 628 +hsync +vsync
(**) I810(0): Default mode "800x600": 36.0 MHz, 35.2 kHz, 56.2 Hz
(II) I810(0): Modeline "800x600" 36.00 800 824 896 1024 600 601 603 625 +hsync +vsync
(**) I810(0): Default mode "640x480": 31.5 MHz, 37.5 kHz, 75.0 Hz
(II) I810(0): Modeline "640x480" 31.50 640 656 720 840 480 481 484 500 -hsync -vsync
(**) I810(0): Default mode "640x480": 31.5 MHz, 37.9 kHz, 72.8 Hz
(II) I810(0): Modeline "640x480" 31.50 640 664 704 832 480 489 491 520 -hsync -vsync
(**) I810(0): Default mode "640x480": 25.2 MHz, 31.5 kHz, 60.0 Hz
(II) I810(0): Modeline "640x480" 25.20 640 656 752 800 480 490 492 525 -hsync -vsync
(**) I810(0): Default mode "640x400": 31.5 MHz, 37.9 kHz, 85.1 Hz
(II) I810(0): Modeline "640x400" 31.50 640 672 736 832 400 401 404 445 -hsync +vsync
(**) I810(0): Default mode "640x350": 31.5 MHz, 37.9 kHz, 85.1 Hz
(II) I810(0): Modeline "640x350" 31.50 640 672 736 832 350 382 385 445 +hsync -vsync
(**) I810(0): Display dimensions: (285, 214) mm
AUDIT: Thu Dec 23 13:52:20 2004: 2850 X: client 5 rejected from local host
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Also, this thread would be more useful in the Fedora distributions section.

I found a thread on here which advised to get the latest Xorg-x11 rpm's and this worked. I could not get them from the fedora site so I just googled and found the Xorg-x11-6.8.1.901 versions. These work fine with the i810 integrated graphics on the compaq deskpro en sff.

Perfect!
So I'll just install FC3, boot from install CD, go into rescue mode, change into runlevel3, reboot and update the rpm from the console, and reboot back into runlevel 5, right?

If you want run level five then yes, I prefer to choose 3 until all is fine otherwise you end up having to change the inittab lots of times if you make mistakes. Test the new setup in run level 3 using 'startx', when you are happy change back to run level 5 . All should be fine with the new rpm's. Mine were dated 24/12/04.

You do not need to re-install FC3. You can just rescue mode the existing install to RL3.

P.S get all of the xorg rpms just incase of dependency issues. I downloaded 18 files in total, you should download the same just to be on the safe side.

I just have a little problem. How do I get the files into the box?
I suppose I should download them directly form the console, but can you tell me the command for downloading (I'm a noob, I use my Windows PC ad Samba if I want to get anything into the Linux box).

Download them on your windows pc and writ e them to a cd. I can't remember how big they are, but I reckon it's over 40mb. You can then mount the cd, copy the files across and execute the relevent rpm commands i.e. rpm -i xorg-x11*

If you do not have a cd curner then your options are limited. You could use a cross over cable to the linux box, edit the network file and start the vsftpd deamon and ftp the files over from your windows box using IE , but this is a lot of hassle.

Great idea. I have a burner, so no problem there. Thanx a lot.

couldn't you just do from the console then type in the URL of the file you wish to download?