Hi Carl. We are in almost the same scene. However, mine is an SiS6326/ATI Rage IIC AGP video cards (8MBs each). I am using a generic SVGA monitor (PnP type). I've tried everything with xf86config and i am about to pull everything what's left of my hair. I posted my problem a week ago and I am yet to read a better solutions/recommendations from here. -----Original Message----- From: Carl Campbell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Monday, September 13, 1999 2:39 PM Subject: [newbie] Linux / Changing video cards / modifying system settings >Good evening to all. > >I recently got a copy of Linux-Mandrake (v6.0) and, decided to load it this >weekend, on a PC rebuild out of parts I have laying around my garage, to >learn and eventually, migrate out of Windows entirely. > >During the installation process and when it was time to setup the video >card and monitor type, the installation program "detected" a S3 type of >video card (when in effect, is an old Number9 PCI 1Mb video card). The >monitor is a "generic svga" and I configured it as the "non-interlaced >SVGA" option, offered by the setup program. After that, it decided that I >couldn't run X in nothing else but 640x480x256 mode, no matter what. > >This is having an adverse effect on my attempts to reconfigure my KDE >display, as I loose the ability to access the bottom portions of some >configuration displays that have their buttons on the bottom of the window. > I even tried to resize the window but, that didn't work either. > >I suspect that the video card being used is the culprit and, I plan to >purchase a video card that is supported by linux, with video resolutions >greater than 640x480 and 16M colors at least. > >My questions and concerns are: > >. How do I stop X from starting up (and eventually chocking due to hardware >conflict, when I change video cards?) > >. What video card do you recomend? I plan to use this PC for web browsing, >email correspondance, perl programming and image manipulation. I have no >interest in games of any king (well, except for doom). > >.What is the name of the utility to reconfigure X? > > >I thank you in advance. > > >-Carl
