Re: video problem.

[Janina Sajka <janina@afb.net>]

All's well that ends well, I'm sure.

Glad to hear this has ended well!

On Tue, 25 Jun 2002, Pratik Patel wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> Thank you very much for tyring to help with this problem.
> 
> I had already tried to go into console.  It wouldn't give my friend the
> screen.
> 
> THank you for the document.  Unfortunately my friend doesn't need the the
> speaking version.  I already have a speaking version on my computer and mine
> works quite well.  I used the original non-final version of the HOWTO.
> 
> Since I was asking him to type the commands over the phone, he must have
> been typing something wrong.  I had him try it again several times.  I was
> successful in replacing the XF86Config file at last.  the monitor is back.
> 
> Thank you for the help.
> 
> Pratik
> 
> 
> Pratik Patel
> Managing Director
> CUNY Assistive Technology Services
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Janina Sajka" <janina@afb.net>
> To: <blinux-list@redhat.com>
> Sent: Monday, June 24, 2002 9:45 PM
> Subject: Re: video problem.
> 
> 
> > Well, certainly it doesn't hurt to practice installing. And, a
> > good time to do that is when there's nothing very critical yet on
> > your system.
> >
> > However, that may not fix the problem.
> >
> > Have your friend try pressing Ctrl-Alt-F1
> >
> > That should bring up a text console login. Did you say you've
> > done this already?
> >
> > Since speech is of interest, I'm attaching our latest, not yet
> > released, version of our installation HOWTO. Just a few links
> > aren't working yet, which is why it isn't released just yet. I
> > expect to go live with this very soon.
> >
> > On Mon, 24 Jun 2002, Pratik Patel wrote:
> >
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > Thank you for the help.
> > >
> > > I forgot to mention in the previous mail that before running the
> > > Xconfigurator, all the data was collected and I used the settings
> > > accordingly.  Same situation for the monitor.  Luckily, my friend was
> smart
> > > enough to keep all the docs shipped with his original machine.
> > >
> > > I would love to run Xconfigurator again.  The only problem is that he is
> not
> > > running a speech install and nothing is coming up on the screen.  I
> think
> > > I'll probably have to reinstall.  It might just be worthwhile to spend
> the
> > > time to do the installation again.
> > >
> > > I'l do some reading on the  net.
> > >
> > > Thanks for the suggestions.
> > >
> > > Pratik
> > >
> > >
> > > Pratik Patel
> > > Managing Director
> > > CUNY Assistive Technology Services
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Janina Sajka" <janina@afb.net>
> > > To: <blinux-list@redhat.com>
> > > Sent: Monday, June 24, 2002 2:19 PM
> > > Subject: Re: video problem.
> > >
> > >
> > > > First of all, it's not unusual to have video issues with
> > > > Xconfiguration, especially for older hardware. You should collect
> > > > some data--about the video card, it's memory, and about the
> > > > monitor involved. Then, do some searching and reading on line
> > > > about this hardware. Also, run Xconfigurator again and do
> > > > different settings.
> > > >
> > > > There's no reason to reinstall, but you may need drivers you did
> > > > not get with your last install--so do some looking around on the
> > > > net.
> > > >
> > > > Also, you might want to upgrade to RH 7.3 which is current,
> > > > though I don't have high hopes that this video issue is related
> > > > to the RH version.
> > > >
> > > >
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				Janina Sajka, Director
				Technology Research and Development
				Governmental Relations Group
				American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)

Email: janina@afb.net		Phone: (202) 408-8175

Chair, Accessibility SIG
Open Electronic Book Forum (OEBF)
http://www.openebook.org