Hi Tim, On Tue, 2002-10-29 at 16:15, Tim Werner wrote: > Hi, > > I installed Linux-Mandrake 9.0. Everything went pretty smooth. Selected > Gnome for default desktop. After install, upon reboot got "first-time" (I > think) screen, to do more configuration. This screen was unusable, because > the display was all messed up. I had basically three vertical bands across > the screen: red, green, and blue, I think. On top of that, there was the > first-time screen, but it was all out of sync and mostly unreadable. Also, > I couldn't find the mouse pointer anywhere on the screen, not that there was > really anything to click on. I had to use the cpu reset button to quit the > screen.
You probably got gdm/kdm login screen. Sounds like poorly supported video controller. From http://www.xfree86.org/current/Status30.html#30 --- [quote] --- 30. Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS) 3.3.6: Support (accelerated) for the SiS 86C201, 86C202, 86C205, 86C215, 86C225, 5597, 5598, 6326, 530, 620, 300, 630 and 540 is provided by the XF86_SVGA server with the sis driver. 4.2.1: Support (accelerated) for the SiS 530, 620, 6326 is provided by the "sis" driver. The 630, 300, and 540 are also supported, but this code is new and there are some problems with it in this version. Summary: Support for the 86C201, 86C202, 86C205, 86C215, 86C225, 5597 and 5598 is currently only available in 3.3.6. --- [end quote] --- You specify the display driver as 5598/6326. Seems to me that 5598 isn't supported by XFree86-4.2.1, which is the default (right?). However, 9.0 does provide XFree86-3.3.6, which supports them both. At least Mandrake 8.2 install asked which X version to install when installing in Expert mode. I haven't checked if this is still the case with 9.0 installer, but you should try it. -- Mikko Lipasti Polarcom Consulting Oy :: [EMAIL PROTECTED] :: +358 (0)40 5590 988
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