I hadn't tried the --reconfig flag so I'll try that. I couldn't find the refresh rates for one of my monitors, so I'm trying with a monitor from my kids game system to at least get it running since that one was new enough the vendor website had some technical docs and I did get that info. Thanks Stephen >From: Craig White >Reply-To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >Subject: Re: Troubleshooting X >Date: 19 Jan 2003 22:40:52 -0700 > >On Sun, 2003-01-19 at 22:37, Stephen Andert wrote: > > > > > > I'm not a total novice, but I may have just gotten lucky on prior linux > > installations when setting up Xwindows. > > > > This time, with RedHat 8, my video card was recognized, but my monitor >was > > not. But the same machine (video card and monitor) worked fine with >some > > version of RedHat 7. I didn't think to save anything from the 7 > > installation, since this is only a play system that I'm trying to get up >so > > I can install Oracle and do some additional testing/playing with. > > > > The install works fine with a great looking GUI, but when I try and >startx, > > I get (EE) No devices detected followed by no screens found. > > >----- >redhat-config-xfree86 --reconfig > >can you locate the monitor specs for V & H refresh rates? It would take >some of the guess work out > >Craig >--------------------------------------------------- >PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: >http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss _________________________________________________________________ Add photos to your e-mail with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail