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> 
> Greetings...I have, yet again, a most likely simple question...  :-P
> 
> My friend has a Compaq Presario laptop which I partitioned so it has Linux
> on it.  Red Hat 5.1 to be exact...
> 
> Anyhow, I tried configuring her display for X the only way I knew how:
> figuring it out as we go along...  (What can I say, its my preferred
> method of working...)  :-)  So, I did most of the generic settings,
> ans generic laptop settings whenever possible...  Eventually I felt like a
> moron when I realized that all I had to do was use Windows to look up the
> name of her video card stuff...  So, I did, and I got the name of it.
> It's something like NeoMagic or something like that...I don't have it with
> me.
> 
> Regardless, any attempts that I make to change the settings result in the
> same error, over and over.  It says something about not being able to find
> any displays and it has an "SVGA" in there somewhere.  This still happens
> even if I set it to VGA...
> 
> So, X is not working, and I'd like to get it working!!!  Any ideas on how
> to get this configured properly???

Check the symbolic link in /etc/X11 it needs to be pointed to the correct X
server.

> 
> Thanks!
> 
> -Evan "Just call me Mr. Newbie" Hansen-
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Regards Richard.
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