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Article #746Re: HELP! - RedHat 6 and TNT2
From: andrewr
Date: Tue, 31 Aug 1999 00:00
Date: Tue, 31 Aug 1999 00:00
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I'll have one too. I was about to install it. regards @ndrew JPShark <jpshark@prodigy.net> wrote in message news:7qgetp$dgr$1@news.creativelabs.com... > Oh MAN........reading all these posts on getting Red Hat to install brought > back horrible memories.......UGH........I need more tequila..... > > JP > > > Michael McCollum <Grandpa@nospam.att.net> wrote in message > news:7qf6jq$i2m$1@bgtnsc03.worldnet.att.net... > > We had a nice article from Dwight Silverman on LINUX this week in the > local > > Chronicle. > > He strongly likes Caldera 2.2, far more than RedHat 6, Caldera is a lot > > easier on the installation part, RedHat takes some work. Sounds like you > > got that down already though. I didn't. > > > > I couldn't get ANY thing runnnning in graphics modes, only TEXT. No > XFree, > > no Gnome. Just TEXT mode. > > > > That 16 color mode may be ALL you can do with that card in X and Gnome for > > now. > > > > Grandpa > > > > PS- Slackware is FAR worse. > > > > Lars Gundar wrote in message <37ca0af3.334882@news>... > > >Okay, I've been banging my head on this one for several days now. > > >I've read ever post and faq on the subject, so I just might be > > >extraordinarily stupid. Please bear with me... > > > > > >I'm trying to get RedHat 6 (storebought version) to play friendly with > > >my Creative labs TNT2Ultra -- without much success. > > > > > >Here's what I'm doing: > > > > > >- Basic, no-frills Redhat install to hard disk. > > >- Initially install XFree86 as "generic vga". > > >- Boot up into RH6. Everything works. Gnome works in lovely VGA16 > > >mode. > > >- Toss RIVA-X-GLX-1.0-glibc-i386-dyn.tar.gz into the root dir. > > >- Run tar xzf blahblahblah > > >- Go to the created dir, type ".\riva_install" > > >- Run "xconfig" > > >- Enter mouse stuff > > >- Press ENTER when prompted to enter video card # > > >- Choose SVGA server (choice #3) > > >- Enter horiz and vert monitor stuff (7 then 2, if it matters) > > >- WTF to do about clockchip? I press enter instead of choosing > > >anything. > > >- Skip probe. > > >- Hit "5" to accept video modes. > > >- startx. Looks like 640x480x 16 color (yuk), with a larger virtual > > >desktop. > > > > > >What am I doing wrong? I've tried this (and other things) like 6 > > >times now. > > > > > >Can somebody please give me retarded-5-year-old-type instructions on > > >how do to this? Every keypress, every prompt, everything. I cannot > > >be trusted to understand anything, no matter how simple. > > > > > >You'd think that after 15 years of hardcore computer use, I'd be able > > >to figure this kind of thing out - but apparently hardware > > >configuration under linux requires a degree of IQ and patience that > > >most mortals are incapable of. This experience has truly humbled me. > > >I think I'll go sign up for AOL now... > > > > > > > > >
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