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[PLUG] Re: linux newbie here
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ok - here's what ended up happening:
On monday J. K. came over and we fussed around a bit
with the video card issue but ended up focusing mostly
on introducing me to some basic Unix vocab and
concepts.
On Tuesday Q. came over (turns out he lives right
around the corner more or less) and after looking
around in the existing install (Redhat 5.3?) we
decided to go ahead and install a more up to date
version of Mandrake. Lo and behold Mandrake recognized
the card and the install went off without a hitch.
Thanks J. and Q. and everybody else who offered
advice.
Matt
--- Darxus@ChaosReigns.com wrote:
> On 02/15, matty mo wrote:
> > Hi.
> >
> > i'm a total Linux neophyte. a few months ago an
> > acquiantance of an acquaintance came over and we
> > installed redhat on it's own parition here on my
> > Compaq Presario 5461. it's there and all is well,
> > HOWEVER... we were unable to go into GUI mode due
> to
> > the proprietary windows "software video card" (or
> so I
> > was told) - same thing with the modem. yuck. as a
> > newbie I don't really know what to do with the
> command
> > line - i know - i'm silly and need to learn.
> >
> > i want very much to escape from the microsoft
> > universe.
> >
> > is there a workaround? is this really why we can't
> go
> > GUI? the acquaintance is long gone and though i
> had
> > the best intentions of attending the december,
> > january, and february meetings of PLUG i have been
> > unable due to being a primary care giver for my
> > elderly father. i have the meeting on the 7th of
> march
> > marked on my calendar and hope to be able to
> attend.
> > in the meantime any help or information you might
> care
> > to give would be MUCH appreciated.
> >
> > matt
> > p.s.
> > i am also open to buying a used or new system to
> run
> > Linux if the compaq truelly can't handle it - let
> me
> > know if you have any contacts who would be
> interested
> > in providing that solution should it come down to
> > that.
>
> I am sending my reply to the plug list in addition
> to you, since the group
> of over 300 people is better at answering these
> questions than I alone.
>
> It is very possible you've got an unsupported video
> card. You should be
> able to look up the type of video card on Compaq's
> web site, and try to
> find it in a list of cards supported by X at, I
> believe, www.xfree86.org.
>
> You've basically got 2 solutions:
>
> 1) Disable the video card (or remove it if it's not
> embeded) and install a
> supported one.
>
> 2) Write support for your card.
>
> --
> http://www.ChaosReigns.com
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