Re: Graphics Display badly configured in RedHat 7.2 --help-- :(

2002-06-12 Thread Adam Becker
t;--- >>Try setting your monitor to something better than the 1024x768 generic. >> I usually leave it as the generic unprobed monitor, and that usually >>works for me. Does your documentation say anthing about the monitor >>specs, i.e., the Hsync and Vsync?

Re: uninstalling packages

2002-06-12 Thread Adam Becker
>> Hi! >> >> I would like to ask if anyone has a suggestion on what is the best method of >> uninstalling all the packages that get installed during installation which I >> know I'll never use and really don't need, ideally including all the others >> these packages depend on? The aim is to get a

Upgrading from XFree86 3.3.6 to 4.1.0

2002-06-12 Thread Adam Becker
I just installed RedHat 7.2 on my laptop and the installation CD only came with XFree86 3.3.6. Xwindows wasn't working properly, and I found that 3.3.6 didn't support my SiS 630 graphics card. 4.1.0 does. So I downloaded the 4.1.0 rpm from redhat.com and as root (in the root directory) typed 'rpm

Graphics Display badly configured in RedHat 7.2 --help-- :(

2002-06-10 Thread Adam Becker
The Problem: When I start Xwindows, the screen doesn't fit on my screen :) In other words, I am unable to see an entire maximized window. The Medium: I've installed RedHat 7.2 onto my Ashton Digital Maximate 420 Laptop. It dual-boots with Windows 98 which displays perfectly. It's a Pentium III 8