Graphics Problem during mandrake 10.1 install on inspiron 1000

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I am trying to install Mandrake 10.1 on a Dell Inspiron 1000 laptop. I am dual booting with Windows XP. Everything went well with XP installation and Mandrake installation. There are no errors at all. My problem persist when I get to the section that I have to configure my Graphics card or the XServer. Each time that I install Mandrake and get to that point in the post installation, the only thing that is not configured is the graphics. Everything is configured. The graphics card that is in the machine is a Sis 650. When I click on the button to configure the card, by default the Sis 650 is highlighted. So when I configure the pixil and everything else 1024 x 768, bbs 24, etc., then I do the test, the screen flickers and then goes blank. I've changed the configuration to 800 x 600 and 640 x 480 and it still does the same thing. I've tried several methods including using a generic configuration and everything has failed. I've tried just trying to see if the SiS 650 would work anyway and not on the test. So I finished the installation and rebooted the machine. After it loads up all the devices and is about to start the XServer, the machine flickers then goes blank. The machine still works because I can hear when it logs into the desktop because I him the sound that it makes when a user is logged in. Message Edited by SSJV on 08-03-2005 02:47 AM

SSJV · Answer

Message Edited by SSJV on 08-03-2005 02:47 AM

dsbInspiron · Answer

Interesting, turning down the screen resolution helps usually.  I installed 10.1 on my 600m and was given an option to choose the monitor type I had, I think this may be where your problem is.  What type of monitor are you picking?  Linux didn't default to right one here for me, I had to choose it.  B/C you can here the sound and know it is loading, then it may not be a graphics card problem, may be just bad setting on the monitor.

SSJV · Answer

i used many configuration for monitor options ( dell laptop display monitor '1024x768' '800x600 '640x480', generic 1024 x 768 @ 60 hz, generic 1024 x 768) but the problem still the same thing.

dsbInspiron · Answer

Can you hook up an external monitor to that laptop...that would be a good way to completely say the monitor is not the problem and the graphics card is.  I saw where a few older Linux distros did not support that card, but I would assume Mandrake 10.1 does since it is in the list.   Be better to know for sure that it is the card, if it does the same on an external monitor, then we can go from there.

SSJV · Answer

i hook up an external monitor to my laptop ... and AOC, since there works perfect but in laptop dislay monitor still having problem, i taked many pictures if u have an email where i can send it to you or have another solution ill be realy thankfuly ....

dsbInspiron · Answer

I am just throwing this out there as a suggestion....what if you hooked up the external monitor, started linux and attempted to install the laptop monitor?  You could go through Harddrake, it has  a section on displays and monitors (I am not in front of my linux system right now or I could tell you the exact name).  Click on it and see if you can install it sucessfully from there.  You may have to download another driver or something I don't know.

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