I don't know 6.5, I've only installed 7.0, are you allowing software probing
during the install, is so - don't. Have you tried configuring X using XF86Setup
(case sensitive) after the install, might work if you select a standard svga
install and then tweak it using XF86Setup afterwards
On Mon, 24 Apr 2000, you wrote:
> I have been trying (unsucessfully) to install Mandrake 6.5 for about a
> week now and still cannot get my display to work properly. At the end of
> the install process my card is correctly identified as an S3 Trio 32/64
> PCI and my monitor type Mitsubishi Diamond Pro 15FS is on the list. When
> it attempts to test the system in the final stages of the install
> program it 'locks up' and does not go back as the install guide says it
> will. I have tried manually entering the data from my monitors manual
> but this makes no difference. I have also tried setting different
> resolutions (the suggested one is 1024*760 16 bit) but this makes no
> difference. If I select skip to skip the monitor test the install
> program finishes sucessfully and when I type startx at the command
> prompt the screen goes blank and the PC locks up again. Does anybody
> have any suggestions or know whats wrong?
>
> Matthew
> Wollongong, Australia
