linux newbie..

[tops]

which is the file i need to modofy for my system to recognise and configure
1) my display
2) sound

 

[Derango]

Have you tried running a google search? That would provide even more information than we could give you, since you know your hardware (and obviously, you didn't give us much information )

Google - Linux Version

 

[tops]

sorry about that derango...
have installed RH7
my config :

display : trident 3D Image 9750 (4MB)
sound : yamaha OPL3 sax - 719 E

also more questions...
1) how do i view a man file (my understanding is these are manuals)
2) If i want to view my windows partition, under linuxconf, what do i specify the filesystem for my windows partition as? (i've tried WIN95, WIN98 and FAT32)

 

[Derango]

<< sorry about that derango...
have installed RH7
my config :

display : trident 3D Image 9750 (4MB)
sound : yamaha OPL3 sax - 719 E
>>



Sorry...can't help you with this one. your X config file is at /etc/X11/XF86Config or /etc/X11/XF86Config-4, but other than that, I've never used these before. The sound card...You would need to recompile the kernel for that probably.



<<
also more questions...
1) how do i view a man file (my understanding is these are manuals)
2) If i want to view my windows partition, under linuxconf, what do i specify the filesystem for my windows partition as? (i've tried WIN95, WIN98 and FAT32) >>



1) go to the command prompt...type "man <topic name here>" Its basicly a very nice way of getting documentation on commands and stuff.
2) try just "fat" or "vfat". Its probably vfat.

 

[NorthenLove]

I copied this from my fstab file found in /etc

/dev/hd ( <== add drive letter a for primary or b if it's secondary drive here and the partition number next to it like 1,2, or 3, etc. ) /mnt/windows vfat iocharset=iso8859-1,umask=0,codepage=850 0 0

 

[Armitage]

For your video configuration, try the Xconfigurator tool. Or bite the bullet and edit your XF86Config file directly.

For sound, you might try the sndconfig tool.

 

[tops]

thank you all very much! got sound configured.
can access the windows partition.
used 'man' too
wudve taken me forever to search on google and do watever took me a day.

display is still screwed. every window overlaps over the previous and its a mess after a minute of usage. It tells my display card is BASICALLY unsupported. A newer version of XFree86 might help it said. Where can i get this?

Will recompiling the kernel or getting a newer kernel (if thats possible) help with my display? If yes, how do i go about that?

 

[Barnaby W. Füi]

<< thank you all very much! got sound configured.
can access the windows partition.
used 'man' too
wudve taken me forever to search on google and do watever took me a day.

display is still screwed. every window overlaps over the previous and its a mess after a minute of usage. It tells my display card is BASICALLY unsupported. A newer version of XFree86 might help it said. Where can i get this?

Will recompiling the kernel or getting a newer kernel (if thats possible) help with my display? If yes, how do i go about that? >>


if i remember correctly, X 4.2 will have better support for some older trident cards. try taking advantage of your virtual desktops, you wont have such cluttered windows.

 

[Tiger]

A new kernel won't do anything for your vid problems.
You need to upgrade the version of X your running.
Go Here and read the instructions for installing a new version.