RH9 Install Problems 040416a

[Gene Sears (MUMC)]

Thanks for the response,

I looked into redhat-config-xfree86 --help and tried setting the vsync,
hsync, and other items directly from the command line and from the
redhat-config-xfree86 utility.  In all cases the screen reports that it has
probed the adapter and monitor and that "the responses are bogus".

I tried up2date again, RedHat recognized my user id & pw, built a large list
of items to update, I reduced the list to the 2 items relating to Up2date
itself.  It failed at 20% again.

When I run redhat-config-xfree86, it never displays the "new" adapter
information, it does list the monitor and have selected it, set the hsync,
vsync, and given it the monitor dimensions nearly every time

Any suggestions for fixing this, should I start over, or should I start over
with a different version?

Gene

PS. Not often do I communicate with another Sears.

) -----Original Message-----
) From: Stuart Sears [mailto:stuart at sjsears.com]
) Sent: Saturday, April 17, 2004 5:44 AM
) To: etsears at mindspring.com; Getting started with Red Hat Linux
) Subject: Re: RH9 Install Problems 040416a
)
)
) On Sat, 2004-04-17 at 04:59, Gene Sears (MUMC) wrote:
) > Hi All,
) hi.
) Just a guess - but the errors I see in your X logs suggest for one thing
) (at least) that your _monitor_ settings are incorrect. I know very
) little about your SIS chipset, but I would have thought that it would at
) least function using the VESA driver (or the VGA one)
)
) what are your HorizSync and VertRefresh Settings in /etc/X11/XF86Config?
)
) here are some generic settings that may be of use:
) (all culled from redhat-config-xfree86)
)
) Max Resolution    HorizSync    VertRefresh
) 640x480           31.5         50-61
) 800x600           31.5-35.1    50-61
) 1024x768          31.5-57.0    50-70
) 1280x1024         31.5-79.0    50-90
) 1400x1050         31.5-90      50-90
) 1600x1200         31.5-94.0    50-90
)
) according to redhat-config-xfree86 the SiS 650 chipset is fine and
) should work
) the line in your config file should read (it's in a Device section)
)
) Driver "sis"
)
) If redhat-config-xfree86 works graphically then the chipset is not the
) problem. make sure you have the right monitor settings (the Advanced tab
) should help you here)
)
) if it doesn't work, then be aware that the tool also works as a
) command-line app (try redhat-config-xfree86 --help)
)
) HTH
)
) Stuart
) --
) Stuart Sears RHCE/RHCX