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Old 12-09-2002, 04:34 PM   #1
jnthnmllr
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viewsonic VP201m - red hat 8.0 can't probe


I tried to upgrade from red hat 7.3 to 8.0.

During upgrade, I'm told that the display panel
can't be probed.

Eventually, X can not be started; I can
only view text.

The device drivers coming with the (flatpanel) display
are all .exe; I can't find linux drivers.
 
Old 12-09-2002, 10:56 PM   #2
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You don't need Linux drivers for a monitor, just need to know the vertical and horizontal refresh rates, that'll be on the manufacturer's site, or with the manual, its no biggie.

It looks like you're going to have to put together an XF86Config file the hard way.

./usr/X11/bin/XFree86 -configure

should make a workable file, follow the directions it gives you next and if the display looks right in the test, then copy over /etc/X11/XF86Config with that testfile. If that looks kazoo, you may want to edit the XF86Config file by hand. Post back if you get stuck.

Cheers,

Finegan
 
  


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