Problems with RH8 on a Dell C400

totallybored · 01-28-2003, 10:46 AM

well im sorta a newbie to linux and have a couple of problems

ive just installed red hat 8.0 on my dell C400 and am having display problems

The resolution seems to be stuck in 640 x 480 and there is a line across the screen where the display is all messed up !! the picture seems to be all muddled up!!!

ive tried changing the resolution and it saves the new settings but then when i restart it flicks back to 640x480!

help much appreciated!

RICHARD

totallybored · 01-28-2003, 10:49 AM

p.s. the system still claims its in 1024x768 but it blatentally isnt !!!

deadbug · 01-28-2003, 06:14 PM

Are you running an NVIDIA card? If so, search this forum for NVIDIA--all kinds of threads on how to fix this problem.

If it isn't, it would help to know what it is.

totallybored · 01-29-2003, 02:50 AM

sadly it isnt a NIVIDIA card, its a Intel 830 (i think) and is part of the motherboard, as its a laptop

deadbug · 01-29-2003, 06:49 AM

Compliments of finegan in this post: http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...el+830+Laptop, try this site:

http://www.linux-laptop.net/

prothumian · 03-24-2003, 11:02 AM

Any progress on this issue with the c400 and RH8?

totallybored · 03-24-2003, 12:15 PM

well yes ive found out wot the problem is but it aint easy to fix !

check out http://www.linux-laptop.net/ if you want to know more but without a hell of a lot of work u just have to run it in 8 bit colour to get the resolution at 1024*768

hope this helps

RICHARD

prothumian · 03-24-2003, 12:31 PM

Yes, I've already been there. I've seen the "liberating the c400" page as well.

Ultimately the word is that xfree 4.3 would address the i830 issues, but I'm yet to find someone who has gone that route...