marcandrysco wrote: > Once my new computer arrived almost a year ago, I decided to try out > Linux on it. I partitioned the hard drive putting Windows on half of > it, which I'm running right now. I figured I knew computers fairly > well and I could probably figure out how to getting Linux running > fairly quickly (I'm only 16, but I have done a lot of programming on > Windows and such). I installed Gentoo Linux (took me many attempts > since I couldn't get it to pick up my SATA drives), and I followed the > instructions for installing Gnome, which went well. I run it, the > monitor goes blank, the little status light on the monitor flashes, > and I can't seem to do anything. My first guess is that it's a > resolution problem, which I don't know how to solve, or maybe getting > Linux to work with the video card (128MB Radeon X700 Pro).
That's probably X with the problem, not GNOME. Try running xorgconfig as root. That will ask you some questions about your hardware and whatnot, and generate a decent configuration file for X.org. Chad Martin ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Most low income homes are not online. Make a difference this holiday season! http://us.click.yahoo.com/5UeCyC/BWHMAA/TtwFAA/0XFolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To unsubscribe from this list, please email [EMAIL PROTECTED] & you will be removed. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
