[ale] Need help with Installation

[Tomek Skurzak]

> Tomek Skurzak wrote:
>
> >>Geoffrey wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>Tomek Skurzak wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>i am new to Linux. I tried to install Yoper and Suse. In both cases I
> >>>>had problems with the video card. The bottom line is that I can not
> >>>>see anything on the screen after the linux boots up. Even when I try
> >>>>to adjust the screen visuals inside the monitor.
> >>>>
> >>>>Would you know any commands in the shell I could use to change the
> >>>>graphics? or any other suggestions?
> >>>>
> >>>>The box is IBM  PII 300MHz.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>Do you know what video card it has?  Switch to a virtual console
> >>>(ctrl-alt-F3 should work) and then check out /var/log/XFree86.0.log or
> >>>/var/log/Xorg.0.log depending on what version you're running.  If you
> >>>can't figure out what's going on there, post the contents of the log
> >>>file and we'll go from there.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>I had the exact same card and tried to install Suse8.2 a while back. Did
> >>not work. Contacted Suse about this. Was told that they consider this an
> >>obsolete card and sorry, no help.
> >>Good luck, Cor van Dijk
> >>
> >>
> >
> >Do you know any other version of linux (excluding Suse and Yoper) that
would
> >run with S3 Trio64V2 video controller?
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> >
> I am presently running Enterprise Linux on a machine with a different
card.
> According to the cards listed here, S3 Trio64V2 is supported.
> According to /proc/version, the exact name of this distro is "Red Hat
> Linux 3.2.3-20",
> kernel 2.4.21-4.EL.
> Hope this helps. Cor van Dijk

I lowered the qualtiy of the screen to 640x480 and I was able to log in and
see the xwindows. It is not the best configuration because the icons are big
but that is a step forward. I am trying to install suse 9.1 and I will see.
 Maybe I will try the RedHat you stated above.Thanks for help.