i have a laptop -

Compaq Presario 700
1.2 ghz amd athlon
256mb ram
20gig hd
savage3 video
dvd-cdrw
tv-video out
etc. etc. etc...

i just installed redhat (latest version).. everything seems to be running fine but the sound is crackly and .. i KNOW my video is able to run at 1024x768!! but it will only go upto 800x600. im a 100% newbie to linux so please be nice and speak english hehe. i know tons about windows but i want to shoot bill gates and burn all microsoft products..anyways... i think i need to install some sort of opengl drivers or.. something. so please ANY help would be great!!! my aim name is "i netw0rk" (with a zer0) if u can IM me that'd be nice..or just reply here please. so the sound crackling and my resolution. thanks !!

p.s. im dual booting with windows xp pro

I have a presario 715us laptop and I have never had a problem with the sound but you probably need to recompile the kernel, which means you will need to download the kernel headers and the kernel-source from your install cds, and check out this site too
ww30.brinkster.com/cem and click on the linux link, then the compaq presario 715us link, he even has the .config he uses to recompile his kernel. Hope that helps

I have a 722US and only had the problem with the sound when the volume was at full. I dont know if we have the same sound card or not, but that could be part of the problem. Try backing off your voulme a little bit. Secondly, about the video driver, mine worked right off from boot. My advice there is to try and reconfigure your driver either by reinstalling, or you can do it in the GUI, but I cant remember how.