RE: compaq issues

Depends mostly on the model. Most 1995 compaqs were "special" items. The
easiest solution is to override the built in graphics card, disconnecting a
jumper on the board, and installing a $10~$25 svga video card or better,
that you already knows runs on Linux.

BEWARE: as you may know, many compaqs were "software configured", so you may
not be able to change some settings, or you may require to set up a dos
partition and install configuration software on it.

Best regards,

-Manuel.



-----Mensaje original-----
De: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]]En nombre de john f.
floren
Enviado el: martes, 06 de agosto de 2002 14:07
Para: [email protected]
Asunto: compaq issues


A friend of mine wants to try Linux on his old (about 1995) Compaq computer.
However, when we tried to install RedHat 6.2 it couldn't load the GUI-type
installer, because (I think) there was a built in video card on the computer
and not a separate one. We probably could have installed it via text mode,
but
Don (my friend) didn't want just a command prompt interface, which is what I
thought we'd end up with if we installed.Is there any way to hack the GUI's
into working with his computer?
			Thanks.
 --  Red Hat Linux release 6.2 (Publisher's
Edition) Kernel 2.2.14-5.0 on an i486

  1:06pm  up 2 days,  4:24,  2 users,  load average: 0.29, 0.62, 0.37

"Veni, Vidi, Deleti"
(I came, I saw, I deleted your files)

Absolutum obsoletum. (If it works, it's out of date.)




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