Re: CHIP CDs - NO PROBLEM!!!

[Madhu R Sudhanan <madhu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,
    You have a util called as "Xconfigurator" in linux. Execute it and just answer few of its questions. That's all you r done.

Regards
Madhu R Sudhanan

Karthik K H wrote:

> Hi all,
>      After much debate I finally decided to install
>  Red Hat 6.0 from the CHIP Special CD.
>  Initially , I could not boot from the CDRom.
>  Then I tried the autoboot.bat file in the dosutils directory. Unfortunately the path for the initrd.img file is wrongly specified in the autoboot.bat file.
> So I executed "loadlin <path for initrd.img > " at the dos prompt . The installation started this time.
> I selected the work-station option & the installation went about smoothly. Even my graphics card ( SiS 6326 ) was also configured ina breeze & I have the whole system up & running. Even LILO was configured automatically for Linux & WINNT 4.0
> I guess I am one of those lucky guys considering the problems people are facing with the CDs.
>
> Any way, I have one question. By default , Linux is starting with the 8-bit 640x480 mode.
> How do I change this to 800x600 mode.
> Please help me out on this.
>
> cheers,
> Karthik K H
>
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