On (19/10/04 09:03), Vikas Rawal wrote: > Thanks to both of you. I will try what you have suggested and get back. > In the meanwhile, yes, we do have a functioning debian on the machine. > The problem is really with video driver/monitor settings. When I say > "dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xwindows", it gives me various options. > Depending on what video card I choose, xwindows either crashes (for > example, if i choose i810) or gives a screen flickering in a peculiar > way (e.g., when I choose vesa). > I have not checked the errrors. I will do that today and try to figure > out what I can. > > BTW. I was trying installation on debian on two machines in a lab. > Yesterday, I installed redhat on one of them because the machines could > not have been spared for more days for experimenting. But I still have > one machine with a functioning woody. Let me see where does that take me. Hi Vikas
One thing you could try is boot off a Knoppix CD and look at the video settings that it uses - assuming that it get's an X window up. Regards Clive -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
