[KLUG Members] install prob.

Bruce Smith members@kalamazoolinux.org
05 Aug 2002 17:00:34 -0400


> Trying to install RH Linux 7.3 on this resurrected machine.  The install seems
> to go fine, but the screen goes black when it goes into graphics mode.
> 
> I can boot to a linux prompt o.k., but Xconfigurator does the same thing for
> every setting I try: when going to graphics mode, the screen goes black.

What kind of video card does it have?  Did you check xfree86.org to make
the chipset is supported, or if it needs any tweaks in the config?

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Bruce Smith                bruce@armintl.com
System Administrator / Network Administrator
Armstrong International, Inc.
Three Rivers, Michigan  49093  USA
http://www.armstrong-intl.com/
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