On 2/1/06, Joseph Tingiris <jtingiris at bellsouth.net> wrote:
> I just installed it on a D610 and had the same issue, but found this and it
> worked:
>
> "When it came to X autoconfiguration it probed Intel 915 embedded graphics
> chipset and failed the test color screen. In previous build that step was
> easy and worked. Well, you could choose any resolution as long as it is
> 800x600. Apparently, after the installation when Xorg is overtaking the job
> it displays normal 1024x768, but during the installation Xsun is limited to
> 800x600. The workaround turned out to be simple - VESA 915 nicely presented
> by kdmconfig. Same 800x600 resolution and you have your system ready for
> install or upgrade. Nothing special after that point."
>
> http://mountall.blogspot.com/2005/09/nevada-b21-on-dell-latitude-d610.html
>
> The only thing that wasn't mentioned was that when you choose VESA during the
> install, it still doesn't come out 'perfect' (no matter what I tried). But,
> it was good enough to get through the install.
>
> After the install is done, it booted up and X works perfectly (and as
> expected).
Glad it helped.
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Regards,
Cyril
