Re:

[Clive Menzies <clive@clivemenzies.co.uk>]

On (19/10/04 09:03), Vikas Rawal wrote:
> Thanks to both of you. I will try what you have suggested and get back.
> In the meanwhile, yes, we do have a functioning debian on the machine. 
> The problem is really with video driver/monitor settings. When I say 
> "dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xwindows", it gives me various options. 
> Depending on what video card I choose, xwindows either crashes (for 
> example, if i choose i810) or gives a screen flickering in a peculiar 
> way (e.g., when I choose vesa).
> I have not checked the errrors. I will do that today and try to figure 
> out what I can.
> 
> BTW. I was trying installation on debian on two machines in a lab. 
> Yesterday, I installed redhat on one of them because the machines could 
> not have been spared for more days for experimenting. But I still have 
> one machine with a functioning woody. Let me see where does that take me.
Hi Vikas

One thing you could try is boot off a Knoppix CD and look at the video
settings that it uses - assuming that it get's an X window up.

Regards

Clive