Greetings all, I have been stumped at this problem for a substantial amount of time. I've searched through Google, Yahoo, the expert & newbie mailing list archives and anything else I can think of.
My hardware: Biostar M7VIB, AMD Athlon 1.4 GHz (266 FSB), 512 MB RAM, ATI All-In-Wonder Rage Pro 128 16MB 2xAGP, 3 HDD's (160 GB total), a Promise Ultra 100 IDE controller for disks /dev/hda - hdd, onboard IDE controller for /dev/hde (boot drive) - hdh, Dell Ultrascan 21FS 21" monitor. My Problem: Back in the day, I was running MDK 7.2 on this hardware and MAYBE 8.0. I have tried upgrading to 8.1 & now 8.2. The problem has always been with the video. On my most recent run through with MDK 8.2, everything goes fine until I reach the video setup (in Expert/Install mode). It gives me the choice of Xfree86 4.2.0 w/ 3D, 4.2.0 w/o 3D or 3.3.6. If I choose either of the 4.2.0's and go with the correct monitor, Dell Ultrascan 21FS, it apparently succeeds in finding the right video card, then I choose a conservative resolution (16-bit, 800x600). If I go to test, the screen blanks and the light that *blips* when I use the brightness or contrast control starts flashing. Nothing is displayed on the monitor ever again, until a reboot. I have tried dropping down using C-A-F1 through F8, C-A-DEL, C-A-BS, pushing all the keys, crying on the keyboard, etc. It doesn't make a sound, a beep or anything. The screen is blank and it will stay that way for up to an hour (after which I rebooted). If I try the 3.3.6 version, I get an error of "XFree86- rpm not found". I'm using the downloaded 3 CD set for MDK 8.2. MDK 8.1 gave the same type of problem. I know the video card is good. It works full featured when I boot into Win98 & Win2k. Any suggestions? If you need more info, I would be happy to provide it. Thanks, Chad
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