need help bad (newbie)

[seafire]

i Would very mutch to be able to test linux but when i try to install it i go true the end of the process reboot then when i type startx i go in and it his uge really huge i tried to reconfigure the xf86config but it seems my video card does not fit with this kind of OS. please help me

I 810 from intel 8m onboard.

this is my vid and i know what you gona say it his crap because it is onboard. But thats all i got and i would appreciate if someone could help me on this. :confused: :confused:

[Tyr-7BE]

You went to your X config file? What version of X are you using? If it's 3.x.x, then your config file is XF86Config. If it's 4.0.x, it's XF86Config-4.
Try going into X and doing a "Ctrl, Alt, +" (hold down all three at once...+ MUST be the + next to your backspace key). If that changes the resolution, do it again until you like it. If that turns out to be the problem, edit your XF86Config(-4) file and find the section dealing with resolutions and colour depths. You'll see something like "640x480" "800x600" "1024x768"...etc for each colour depth. Find the colour depth you're using, and move your desired resolution to the front of the list. Eg: instead of reading "640x480" "800x600" "1024x768", it should read "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" if you want 1024x768 resolution. X chooses the first resolution it reads for a given colour depth, so making your desired one come first should solve it. That's all if Ctrl Alt + works (Ctrl Alt - is the opposite of it, again - being the one near the "0" key).

[DMR]

Tyr-7BE,

Hmmm, on my system (Redhat 6.2), I have to use the the + and - keys on the numeric keypad, not the keys you suggest using :confused:

seafire,
There are issues with the i810 chipset, solutions for which have been posted here before. Use the Forum Search here (http://www.linuxnewbie.org/cgi-bin/ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=search) to get your answers. Select this forum (General Linux Questions) as the forum to search, and enter i810, 810, 810 chipset, etc. as your search criteria.

[ 31 March 2001: Message edited by: DMR ]

[Tyr-7BE]

Whoops! Sorry. DMR you're right. I got them confused :( Ignore me please.

[bdg1983]

seafire, I think there's also a NHF about your card... check the NHF's and see what you find there.

An easy way to configure your resolution is to use a config program named XF86Setup (note: its name is case sensitive!). Give it a try if you have it installed.

[bdg1983]

I found the NHF. It's here (http://www.linuxnewbie.org/nhf/intel/hardware/i810intel.html).

Try XF86Setup first, though, and see if it helps you to change the resolution.