Re: [newbie] First time linux user in DIRE need of help!
Go to the web site of your monitors manufacturer, there you should find out the specs of your monitor. If you can't find it there, phone up a help number which usually comes with your system. Ask them for the: Horiz. Frequency 30Khz - 50 Khz Vert. Frequency 50 Hz - 90 Hz Horiz. Addressability 1024 Pels (Max) Vert. Addressability 768 Lines (Max) Of your Monitor. The numbers displayed above are my monitor specs. They are only an example. (DO NOT USE THESE SPECS ON YOUR MONITOR) each monitor is different. Once you have them go back to linux and configure them. Im not sure what command to type to find monitor configurations. But im sure the books that came with mandrake should help you.. Good lucky Jerome [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [newbie] First time linux user in DIRE need of help!
Now, every time I try to boot Linux from the bootdisk it takes 5 minutes to load from the disk and I get a black screen with a scan out of range message! Fortunately I can still access windows98 to write you this message. What should I do?? You should start in runlevel 3 (since runlevel 5 takes you to the graphical login screen). I think you can accomplish that by typing "linux 3" at the LILO prompt. Andy Goth mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://zap.to/andygoth/ ,.-"``"-.,__,.-"``"-.,__,.-"``"-.,__,.-"``"-.,__,.-"``"-.,__,.-"``"-.,_ "Success is a disease; it can make smart people think they can't lose." -- Bill Gates, on why IBM is going down (as seen in Pirates of Silicon Valley) ,.-"``"-.,__,.-"``"-.,__,.-"``"-.,__,.-"``"-.,__,.-"``"-.,__,.-"``"-.,_ "Down with big brother!" -- George Orwell
Re: [newbie] First time linux user in DIRE need of help!
I don't think dell has their monitor specs on the site, BUT, i might be able to help you as I have 3 dell monitors successfully configured with Mandrake ;o)) Firs, boot your llinux in Command Prompt, for that, boot from your disk and at the lilo prompt, type linux 3 you will boot in 'text mode' and you will be able to logon. Next, run setup, type setup at the command prompt and in the menu choose 'X configuration'. There, select your video card, and chose the first line in the monitor setup menu (don't remember what it says exactly, something like 'specify your ...' I think, anyway, just leave your cursor where it is and press enter. In the list, choose 'non interlaced SVGA monitor 1024*720 @ 60' and press enter, then, you will be offered the choices for the vertical refresh rate, there you can just press enter again on the first line. That's it, should work, it does for me. Patrick ps Using windows for the moment so I can't check the exact phrasing in the menues, but if you folow these instructions you should be ok. On Fri, 13 Aug 1999, you wrote: Hi all. I just recently order a copy of Mandrake from Linux Mall, and when I attempted to intall it I ran into hordes of errors. I browsed the site for help and found the mailing list and thought that you fine folks might assist me in getting my computer straightened out. It might give you a better idea of my problems to first describe my system. I have the basic Dell Dimension XPS R450 system configuration with the 16mb STB nVidia video card and a 17 inch Dell Trinitron monitor. Ok, now on to the errors. I successfully created 2 partitions as needed for the installation with partition magic with a 2 gig ext2 partition and a 133.3mb swap partition (partition magic wouldn't let me do over 133.3mb for some reason). After that I went into BIOS and made my computer boot from the CD-ROM. So far so good. I continued installation until I got to LILO. I was trying to install LILO onto the master boot of my win98 partition but got an error for some reason, so I created a boot disk and continued installation. Its when I got to the configuration questions things started getting messed up. Now, I could of sworn my mouse was serial, but upon further investigation I found out it was PS/2. I accidentally selected Microsoft IntelliMouse (serial) instead of Microsoft IntelliMouse (PS/2). I had no problems with video card selection (I don't think!). The monitor is the big problem. I browsed the list through and through and couldn't find my monitor listed, nor find the frequencies in any of my manuals. I have the Dell Trinitron 17 inch monitor and selected the Dell VS17 as it was the closest on the list and I thought it might work. I continued installation and everything seemed fine. I selected passwords for root and user then finished the installation and was greeted by a black screen with a monitor error "Scan out of range". I pressed enter and was transfered to a finished install screen and shutdown the computer. Now, every time I try to boot Linux from the bootdisk it takes 5 minutes to load from the disk and I get a black screen with a scan out of range message! Fortunately I can still access windows98 to write you this message. What should I do?? -Will
Re: [newbie] First time linux user in DIRE need of help!
You need to find out from Dell what the specs are on your monitor. Your best bet would then be to run xconfigurator and select the "Custom" monitor option. That way you'll be able to set the specs yourself. Good Luck Brian -Original Message- From: Will [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Friday, August 13, 1999 2:53 AM Subject: [newbie] First time linux user in DIRE need of help! Hi all. I just recently order a copy of Mandrake from Linux Mall, and when I attempted to intall it I ran into hordes of errors. I browsed the site for help and found the mailing list and thought that you fine folks might assist me in getting my computer straightened out. It might give you a better idea of my problems to first describe my system. I have the basic Dell Dimension XPS R450 system configuration with the 16mb STB nVidia video card and a 17 inch Dell Trinitron monitor. Ok, now on to the errors. I successfully created 2 partitions as needed for the installation with partition magic with a 2 gig ext2 partition and a 133.3mb swap partition (partition magic wouldn't let me do over 133.3mb for some reason). After that I went into BIOS and made my computer boot from the CD-ROM. So far so good. I continued installation until I got to LILO. I was trying to install LILO onto the master boot of my win98 partition but got an error for some reason, so I created a boot disk and continued installation. Its when I got to the configuration questions things started getting messed up. Now, I could of sworn my mouse was serial, but upon further investigation I found out it was PS/2. I accidentally selected Microsoft IntelliMouse (serial) instead of Microsoft IntelliMouse (PS/2). I had no problems with video card selection (I don't think!). The monitor is the big problem. I browsed the list through and through and couldn't find my monitor listed, nor find the frequencies in any of my manuals. I have the Dell Trinitron 17 inch monitor and selected the Dell VS17 as it was the closest on the list and I thought it might work. I continued installation and everything seemed fine. I selected passwords for root and user then finished the installation and was greeted by a black screen with a monitor error "Scan out of range". I pressed enter and was transfered to a finished install screen and shutdown the computer. Now, every time I try to boot Linux from the bootdisk it takes 5 minutes to load from the disk and I get a black screen with a scan out of range message! Fortunately I can still access windows98 to write you this message. What should I do?? -Will
Re: [newbie] First time linux user in DIRE need of help!
Will, RE-INSTALL!! First load win98 and go to the command prompt only then type fdisk /mbr That will clear the LILO out of your system ( Unless you really dont care about your win98 or have it all backed up I would boot from a floppy.) Then go through the process of re-installing. This will allow you to do everything over.. since you already have figured out some of the problems you have. The swap partition does not have to be that large Will.. 64meg is lots! If you have over 64meg in the machine you will not be using your swap partition much anyway.. thats why it sets a max at 133meg.. you will never need more. As for X and the monitor etc.. it is most likely your Video card selection that is the problem not the monitor. try and find out your chipset type. As for the monitor you can choose to install it as a 72mhz 1024 x 768 monitor to start out with.. your monitor can do that NO PROBLEMS.. once you have X up and running you can modify your configuration while you are running. Hope this helps.. James
[newbie] First time linux user in DIRE need of help!
Hi all. I just recently order a copy of Mandrake from Linux Mall, and when I attempted to intall it I ran into hordes of errors. I browsed the site for help and found the mailing list and thought that you fine folks might assist me in getting my computer straightened out. It might give you a better idea of my problems to first describe my system. I have the basic Dell Dimension XPS R450 system configuration with the 16mb STB nVidia video card and a 17 inch Dell Trinitron monitor. Ok, now on to the errors. I successfully created 2 partitions as needed for the installation with partition magic with a 2 gig ext2 partition and a 133.3mb swap partition (partition magic wouldn't let me do over 133.3mb for some reason). After that I went into BIOS and made my computer boot from the CD-ROM. So far so good. I continued installation until I got to LILO. I was trying to install LILO onto the master boot of my win98 partition but got an error for some reason, so I created a boot disk and continued installation. Its when I got to the configuration questions things started getting messed up. Now, I could of sworn my mouse was serial, but upon further investigation I found out it was PS/2. I accidentally selected Microsoft IntelliMouse (serial) instead of Microsoft IntelliMouse (PS/2). I had no problems with video card selection (I don't think!). The monitor is the big problem. I browsed the list through and through and couldn't find my monitor listed, nor find the frequencies in any of my manuals. I have the Dell Trinitron 17 inch monitor and selected the Dell VS17 as it was the closest on the list and I thought it might work. I continued installation and everything seemed fine. I selected passwords for root and user then finished the installation and was greeted by a black screen with a monitor error "Scan out of range". I pressed enter and was transfered to a finished install screen and shutdown the computer. Now, every time I try to boot Linux from the bootdisk it takes 5 minutes to load from the disk and I get a black screen with a scan out of range message! Fortunately I can still access windows98 to write you this message. What should I do?? -Will
