[ltp] Redhat install

[José Antonio Milke G.]

Well, thanks again George, and sorry for taking so long to reply...
Finally, I installed in text mode, and then used your Mach64 binary, and it worked!. Thanks.(
Just FYI, your config file didn't work as it was, so I just added a section for an 8 pixel
depth).
Now my next quest is to setup Audio and then the NIC...(I'll post a new message for it).

Thanks to all of you who helped this Linux newbie! :-)

Jose Antonio Milke

George Staikos wrote:

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> On Tue, 29 Feb 2000, José Antonio Milke G. wrote:
> > Thanks again for replying George:
> > Because I am installing from the CD, I really don't know how could I enable the
> > frame buffer and to use the SVGA server (which I what I understand I can get in your
> > site)...
>
>   The one on my site doesn't require the FBCon.  The one on the install cd
> does.  To enable the frame buffer console, pass the vga=ask command at boot
> up and it will let you choose a setting.
>
> > I will try the text mode install under Red Hat as you suggest. Do you know which is the
> > option for doing this as soon as the colored text mode screen appears (I tried option 2,
> > but it went to graphics mode and left the screen blank)?.
>
>   I don't remember.  You're best off to consult the redhat documentation for
> things like this
>
> > Now, you know I'm a beginner...would you mind briefly explaining to me
> what a SVGA server > and what a frame buffer server are? (I may learn more
> than I expected :-)).
>
>    The SVGA server is essentially the "Video Driver" for the X Window System.
>  It is a NON-ACCELERATED driver.  Some machines won't work with this driver.
> To get around this, the Linux kernel has a driver called the "Frame Buffer".
> It should work with most Vesa compatible hardware (ie almost all modern
> graphics cards).  To run X with this, you have to use a different server (aka
> device driver) called the Frame Buffer server.  However, with the Thinkpad i
> series, I discovered that, while the SVGA server does not work on it's own,
> it will work if you turn on the Frame Buffer.  I assume the frame buffer is a
> bit safer in setting up the hardware.
>
>     Furthermore, I have some patches and X servers on my website which were
> developed by Marc Aurele LaFrance, the XFree86 ATI Server developer which
> make the i series Rage graphics work properly.  There were some serious bugs
> in the SVGA and Mach64 device drivers which put the card in a bad state and
> actually did not work at all, really.  For now you just need to get some sort
> of install going and just do whichever is simplest.  Probably a text-mode
> install, or enabling the Frame Buffer as it boots up and hopefully getting a
> graphic install to work (I havne't tried this).  You can get the accelerated
> driver working later.  (and from there 3d and more!)
>
>    Any other install related questions would probably be best directed to
> linux newbie mailing lists or groups where they have many faqs regarding
> this.  You can also find lots of info at http://www.linuxdoc.org/
>
>  --
>
> George Staikos
>
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