Thanks for the info Manuel, just what I needed.
Bye the way, this is off topic, but I am also planning
on doing a complete upgrade (motherboard, power supply, memory, etc)
of my old Cyrix 6x86 system that I purchased in early 95. I was wondering if
anyone
new of a good users group that can assist with this effort?
Thanks
Dave
-----Original Message-----
From: Manuel A. Camacho Q. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Saturday, April 22, 2000 7:20 AM
Subject: Re: How to upgrade video card
>Good morning, Dave!
>
>Ok, first, print out /etc/X11/XF86Config (only in case you may need it
>later). Second, make your linux system boot in text mode rather than
>directly to X (you have to edit /etc/inittab and change
>id:5:initdefault: to id:3:initdefault: . BE VERY CAREFUL NOT TO CHANGE
>ANYTHING ELSE).
>
>Then, halt your box, unplug it, open it, change the video card, close
>the box, plug it again, and turn the power button on. Log in as root,
>and run Xconfigurator. Program is self explanatory. At the end of its
>run, if everything goes fine, you will get a message asking if you want
>to boot directly to X. If you answer "yes", it will modify again your
>/etc/inittab.
>
>BTW, be sure to check your new video card will work with X. Check
>www.redhat.com/hardware to see if it is compatible.
>
>-Manuel.
>
>
>
>Dave Watts wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Not being an expert on Linux yet, I have a question regarding how to
get
>> upgrade to a newer / better video
>> card.
>> My situation is, I seem to be having some problems with my very old
>> card. I have a dual boot system to
>> either Win95 and Linux (RH6.2).
>> For windoze it is fairly straight forward with the s/w taking you
>> through installation and configuration for the
>> new video card. I'm not familiar with how this process works for Linux.
>> Can someone point me to a good source of data or a step-by-step
process
>> for doing this?
>>
>> TIA
>> Dave
>>
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