X Windows won't boot

Runt888 · 08-25-2001, 07:40 PM

I just installed Red Hat 7.1 on my computer. The install went fine, everything loaded correctly. However, my video card - GeForce3 - wasn't on the list of video devices. I just chose to skip the setup for X Windows. I have downloaded the rpm files from NVidia and installed them. How to I setup X Windows now? I tried typing 'setup' but the GeForce 3 still isn't a choice. Anyone have any idea how to fix this? Thanks in advance for any help you can offer.

zikhermm · 08-26-2001, 08:23 PM

Try using one of the generic drivers. However, be conservative in your estimates of what your board can handle!

mcleodnine · 08-26-2001, 08:51 PM

The generic drivers should at least get you to a GUI and from there you should be able to configure your hardware using the installed package. You could do it manually in /etc/X11/XF86Config. Here's a sample from my current setup.

Code:

Section "Device"
  BoardName     "Rage 3D Pro AGP"
  BusID         "1:0:0"
  Driver        "ati"
  Identifier    "Device[0]"
  Screen        0
  VendorName    "ATI"
EndSection

You would want to tale note of what the driver (server) for your card is named. It should have been placed in your /usr/X11/bin folder (or wherever your Xwindows default is).