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Re: install proliant 1600 / fedora core 4 / video resolution

 
Joaquim Lopes
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install proliant 1600 / fedora core 4 / video resolution

Hello,

i'm newbie to linux, just starting on rhc4, my first problem...

when i boot linux to do a fresh install the initial welcome screen resolution takes long to aquire and is in 640*480 and i can't see the next or abort buttons...

how can i change it? ( please give me all commands and actions)

Thanks
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Steven E. Protter
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Re: install proliant 1600 / fedora core 4 / video resolution

I think you have to continue the install to the point where it lets you run tests on your video setup. 640 by 480 is good enough to complete the installation process.

After other install steps a dialogue should come up allowing you to choose the detected video card and monitor and set the default resolution for the server.

Journey on into Linux and it should work out all right.

If you have already completed the installation, then you should be able to change screen resolution in the little control panel in the gnome gui for FC 4.

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Joaquim Lopes
Advisor

Re: install proliant 1600 / fedora core 4 / video resolution

Steven,

thanks for the reply, i will try this later tonight...

i was hopping since the proliant 1600 with a 17" compaq monitor are rather old that the installation should complete without this guess the button game on fedora

by the way... does this appends in other linuxs, like suse?

Thanks again
Joaquim

Joaquim Lopes
Advisor

Re: install proliant 1600 / fedora core 4 / video resolution

Steve,

i did the text install and after 3 hours the server ended and reboot.

after that i was hopping a clean boot....
what i get was a linux start and then a black screen :-(

how can i change now the screen resolution?
Thanks
Steve_617
Advisor

Re: install proliant 1600 / fedora core 4 / video resolution

HAs anyone been able to install
Fedora 4 on a Compaq Proliant 1600 succesfully
I have tried with the graphical and text based install.
It fails at the beginning of the actuall install phase
Ivan Ferreira
Honored Contributor

Re: install proliant 1600 / fedora core 4 / video resolution

You can boot in single user or multi user mode an then change the video resolution.

At the grub prompt, type "a", then "single" or just "3", then enter.

After booting, run:

system-config-display

Or to set a generic video driver use:

system-config-display --reconfig --set-driver=vesa

Then run system-config-display again to set the resolution and monitor type.
Por que hacerlo dificil si es posible hacerlo facil? - Why do it the hard way, when you can do it the easy way?
Joaquim Lopes
Advisor

Re: install proliant 1600 / fedora core 4 / video resolution

my monitor appears has unknown(compaq s710) and i can't choose any other monitor, the ok button is grayed
mordechai_1
New Member

Re: install proliant 1600 / fedora core 4 / video resolution

to steve i already installed fedora core on proliant 1600
but i need to reboot it every day because a message saying rejecting i/o to offline device....on scsi0 what is this?