Subject: Re:fdisk install probs
From: Dan Burcaw (dburcaw@terraplex.com)
Date: Thu Sep 23 1999 - 16:01:53 MDT
On 23 Sep 1999, John Holm wrote:
> >Well, 99.9% of the people using CS 1.1 have had no problems with installer
> >stability. It would help if you mentioned all of the hardware you
> >currently have on your system. Linux doesn't always play nice with
> >hardware it doesn't understand.
> it wouldn't install on an external scsi. on a g3 beige tower and also the 9600
>
> what i have it on now is the internal drive of a stock 9600/300 with a Mitsubishi Diamond Pro67TXV 17" monitor.
>
> the install still segfaulted on the internal, but after a hard reset, the installer continued on ok.
>
> the problem now is when it setup the monitor resolutions, the program gives you a dialog that says can you read this - i could but didn't realize at the time it was only half working. when you scroll a window everything is AFU.
> because i'm new at linux, i don't have the first clue of how to fix this setting so i can start to learn how to use anything. frustrating as hell - i feel like a computing neophyte.
Did you enter monitor values manually or choose a monitor from the list?
Try entering values manually .. see your monitor's instructions for the
values.
Dan
Terra Soft Solutions, Inc.
Yellow Dog Linux
"The Ultimate Companion for a Dedicated Server"
http://www.yellowdoglinux.com/
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