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Article #243Re: trouble with XFree86
From: Dave Uhring
Date: Thu, 03 Jan 2002 01:10
Date: Thu, 03 Jan 2002 01:10
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Steve wrote: > Well, I have now tried to use # XFree86 -configure, but that > won't run > either. I will copy the log file and paste it at the bottom of this > message. Most of what is in it is Dutch to me but perhaps it will shed > some light on my problem here. The advice I have been given previously > is possibly correct but as I have only been messing around with Linux > for a few days, I don't know how to "put the following lines into the > X config file" or "add a symbolic link to this driver file"... Would I > be able to get rid of Red Hat and try another flavour of Linux or will > they all be basically the same as far as the X server is concerned? > Alternatively, I may be able to take my machine to an expert and pay > him to fix it but I am not sure where to find one. Does any one know > where in Canberra (Australia) I could find a shop that services Linux > boxes? If not, I shall continue to stumble on... > > Thanks again, > It appears that the XFree86 libraries did not get fully installed. The simplest way to resolve the problem for you is to re-install the system. Red Hat's installer is capable of discovering your video adapter (and usually your monitor) and setting it up for you - if you choose an appropriate screen resolution and depth and TEST it before clicking on "NEXT".
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