Hi there,
This is my first posting, so "hello,
everyone".
I installed Mandrake Linux v7.0 a bit over a week now. It
basically went OK, but with a few teething problems that I can't seem to
resolve.
When I first logged in, I noticed that it woke up in
640x480 mode. So I furiously set about to find out how to change this to
1024x768. This turned into a total exercise in frustration - I was simply unable
to do it. I hit a few newsgroups to try to resolve this, and I got a lot of
advice about using XF86Setup, xconfigurator, DrakConf and a couple of other X
Configuration tools to re-set the resolution. Nothing worked !! ... so it has
been driving me absolutely crazy....
I think this problem had something to do with the fact
that the Mandrake Installer automatically installed some software called "Kernel
version 2.2.14 with framebuffer support". I have since found out that this
software can only support 640x480, and this is why it has stubbornly refused to
change resolution the way that I want it. I don't know why Mandrake did not
allow me to manually configure the X Server, but I had no control over this.
Along the way, I have been advised by a couple of people
to install a Linux driver for my video card (which is a Trident Blade 3D/MVP4).
So, I hunted one down and I now have a file called XF86_SVGA.GZ on my hard disk,
waiting to be installed.
I am wondering if someone can tell me how I can install
this driver on to my Linux partition ? Also, does anyone know why Mandrake
automatically installed linux-fb on my machine without allowing me to manually
configure the X server.
One other problem with the LILO prompt -- Can anyone
suggest why I can't manually enter "linux-fb", "linux" or "fb" and get in -- I
get an error message "Block Move Error 0xAE" ?? .... If I don't enter anything,
it defaults to linux-fb and boots up to Linux. It also allows me to key in
"windows" to get into Windows 98.
(I should mention a couple of technical details - my PC is
a Compaq Presario, my monitor is a Compaq MV520, and - as previously mentioned -
my video card is a Trident Blade 3D/MVP4.)
Many thanks in advance.
regards,
Andrew J Fortune |
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