marc audsley
03-28-2001, 08:09 AM
Hi, im really sorry about the cross post but i think i should have posted hare first!
Could someone please help a newbie!
I have recently installed Caldera OpenLinux 2.3 form a disk included with the idiots guide book. The install went fine, but i have had trouble configuring the Xserver. i tried using the Lizardx setup, which i think is Caldera's own setup wizard?, but i can only get a display with 256 colours and 600 x 480 resolution. I have a Creative labs graphic blaster 3D card with an S3 savage4 chip. I have correctly set my monitor from the monitors manual but to no avail. I downloaded XFree86 4.02 and 4.03 from Xfree.org and run the install and xf86config program from both. Even though i have read on the Xfree website that the savage4 chip is supported, in the config program it says it isn't. I downloaded drivers for Linux from Creatives website for the card and ran the install, selecting the correct settings for everything but once i start KDE nothing has changed. Am i missing a vital part of the configuration or do i have to manually alter the config file. If so which one, i seem to have a couple at least,one in root and one in the Xserver directory. Please can someone help as i am getting desperate. Thanks in advance.
Could someone please help a newbie!
I have recently installed Caldera OpenLinux 2.3 form a disk included with the idiots guide book. The install went fine, but i have had trouble configuring the Xserver. i tried using the Lizardx setup, which i think is Caldera's own setup wizard?, but i can only get a display with 256 colours and 600 x 480 resolution. I have a Creative labs graphic blaster 3D card with an S3 savage4 chip. I have correctly set my monitor from the monitors manual but to no avail. I downloaded XFree86 4.02 and 4.03 from Xfree.org and run the install and xf86config program from both. Even though i have read on the Xfree website that the savage4 chip is supported, in the config program it says it isn't. I downloaded drivers for Linux from Creatives website for the card and ran the install, selecting the correct settings for everything but once i start KDE nothing has changed. Am i missing a vital part of the configuration or do i have to manually alter the config file. If so which one, i seem to have a couple at least,one in root and one in the Xserver directory. Please can someone help as i am getting desperate. Thanks in advance.