On Mon, 20 Oct 1997, Shaul Peleg wrote:
> Ok... I ran 'startx' and this time the bottom (lets say) 1/4 of the screen
> flashed white for a second... and that was it. I mean, the HD gets accessed
> here
> and there, but obviously the display is no good. Even if the driver is not the
> *exact* one, shouldn't something come up, even garbled? The setup program
> works
Well, I'd recommend starting out using the svga or vga servers until you
at least get things working. I don't know much about your chipset but all
cards should be vga-capable. Get one of these working at 640x480, and
you'll have a place to start.
> fine... hmmm... also - is it true that the monitor can get screwed up if I
> let it
> stay like that for too long? Thanks for your help!
Well, as far as I understand it, it's dangerous mainly if you're running
it at modes it can't handle, etc ... assuming you're using standard ones,
you're probably ok (but I don't guaruntee anything personally :) ).
Will
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