[ltp] RH9 Vs Thinkpad A30P

[Rob Mayoff]

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+---------- On Dec 26, rick dier said:
|             I tried to install RedHat 9 on my thinkpad A30P and it
|             appears to freeze when I should see the first mouse
|             cursor. I managed to install redhat by running linux text
|             and everything seems to go fine but without X windows. I
|             still face the X window obstacle. Any help on how to make
|             my system functional?

First, boot your system in text mode:

In GRUB (the boot menu), press 'e' to edit the boot options.  Move (with
the arrow keys) to the "kernel /vmlinuz..." line (which should be the
second line).  Press 'e' to edit the line.  At the end of the line, add
" 3" (a space followed by the digit 3).  Press return.  Press 'b' to
boot.

Once it has booted, log in as root.  Try running "redhat-config-xfree86".
It takes several seconds to display anything on my A30p.

If that doesn't make X work for you, try installing the attached file as
your /etc/X11/XF86Config. It's what I use on my A30p (which is running
Fedora Core 1).

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