OK, so I blew it. :-(

Now it's a question of recovering what can be recovered. ;-)


Background:
I have a PC where I used to run RH7.3 with all updates applied. It was first installed with RH6.0 (long time ago) then upgraded to 6.2, 7.0, 7.2 and 7.3.

A few days ago I upgraded to RH8.0. The upgrade went fine, i.e. I had no errors indicated during the update. Furthermore, I have not been able to see any related info in /root/upgrade.log after the upgrade.


Nevertheless, after the upgrade X failed to start. Error message:

Fatal server error:
AddScreen/ScreenInit failed for driver 0

I can provide the full /var/log/XFree86.0.log on request.


So, I started to look for 'xconfigurator', couldn't find it, learnt somewhere that I should use 'redhat-config-xfree86' instead.


Now, my real problem is that even 'redhat-config-xfree86' fails. It takes about 5 minutes before it returns to the promt. After that, the PC is *extremely* slow. I can't do a 'top' or anything else. A 'beep' on the loudspeaker goes on for more than 10 seconds. Etc.

The only thing to do is to restart. The 'shutdown' sequence takes about 5 to 8 minutes.


My monitor is a SHARP LCD LL-T1510A, which is 'not supported' but has worked fine with all the 7.x installations after configuration with 'xconfigurator'.

I have also tried an old Microscan 4G/ADI, again 'not supported', but hey, I just want it to get going in std VGA mode and I'll take it manually from there.



Questions:

- Is it correct to use 'redhat-config-xfree86' to try to reconfigure X?

- Is there some kind of official policy that 'not supported' nowadays means 'Can't be used'?

- Any other tips on what I can do to get going in at least VGA mode?


Any tips, pointers and/or RTFM's highly appreciated. And tell me what more information I can provide to help you help me. ;-)

Regards
Gustav



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