glenn Posted December 7, 2003 Report Share Posted December 7, 2003 This is my first install of Linux and I'm trying to install 9.2 but can't configure my monitor. Everytime i try to test it i get either video mode not supported on the monitor or a blank screen. I have tried lots of different configurations. The monitor is a Hyundai ImageQuest Q17 on a Hercules Geforce3 video card using the DVI link. There is no Linux driver on Hyundai's site for this monitor. I noticed on the rescue disk an option to uninstall the bootloader. If i take this option, will it affect booting into my Windows system. thanks for any help, Glenn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzylizard Posted December 8, 2003 Report Share Posted December 8, 2003 (edited) Welcome to the board. The video card is definitely supported, but I don't know about the monitor. However, the real issue that I am not sure about is the DVI connection. There have been at least one other post regarding getting DVI connections to work with Mandrake. The first thing that I would try would be to use the analog connection and see if that works. At least that will narrow down where the problem lies. If everything goes well, then it is the connection and not the hardware. As for the bootloader, which one are you using -- lilo or grub? Will it affect your windows install, I don't know. I have never used the rescue disk to remove a bootloader before. However, there should be a solution, so hold off on uninstalling Mandrake a little while longer. Edit: Okay, after doing a little bit of searching, it seems that the free nvidia drivers included in a base install of Mandrake may be the problem. Apparently, they can not handle the DVI connection. However, the official download NVidia drivers can. So, go get the real NVidia drivers from their website, install those and see if that fixes the problem. Check this out on how to install NVidia drivers: http://www.mandrakeusers.org/index.php?showtopic=4567 Edited December 8, 2003 by fuzzylizard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glenn Posted December 8, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2003 thanks fuzzylizard. I'll give the analogue cable a try now. To be honest i don't know if the bootloader is Lilo or Grub i'll check if there's anything on the screen, Regards, Glenn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glenn Posted December 8, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2003 Just installed my first Linux Desktop with a GUI! It was the DVI cable as the analogue displayed the test screen fine. Bootloader is Lilo. Just noticed the edit on your original post so will download the Nvidia drivers and try to install them from my XP partition, along with drivers for the ADSL and Network cards. thanks again for getting me past the first hurdle, Glenn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzylizard Posted December 8, 2003 Report Share Posted December 8, 2003 Cool, welcome to linux. Anymore problems, just shout. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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