Good morning, Dave!
Ok, first, print out /etc/X11/XF86Config (only in case you may need it
later). Second, make your linux system boot in text mode rather than
directly to X (you have to edit /etc/inittab and change
id:5:initdefault: to id:3:initdefault: . BE VERY CAREFUL NOT TO CHANGE
ANYTHING ELSE).
Then, halt your box, unplug it, open it, change the video card, close
the box, plug it again, and turn the power button on. Log in as root,
and run Xconfigurator. Program is self explanatory. At the end of its
run, if everything goes fine, you will get a message asking if you want
to boot directly to X. If you answer "yes", it will modify again your
/etc/inittab.
BTW, be sure to check your new video card will work with X. Check
www.redhat.com/hardware to see if it is compatible.
-Manuel.
Dave Watts wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> Not being an expert on Linux yet, I have a question regarding how to get
> upgrade to a newer / better video
> card.
> My situation is, I seem to be having some problems with my very old
> card. I have a dual boot system to
> either Win95 and Linux (RH6.2).
> For windoze it is fairly straight forward with the s/w taking you
> through installation and configuration for the
> new video card. I'm not familiar with how this process works for Linux.
> Can someone point me to a good source of data or a step-by-step process
> for doing this?
>
> TIA
> Dave
>
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