Re: New motherboard and video card

  Before I try it, if "it doesn't work", what will happen? And then 
  what do I do with the backed up files. There are two of them,
   XF86Config and XF86Config-4 .

   Patricia Pearl

Quoting "Taylor, ForrestX" <[email protected]>:

> [email protected] wrote:
> > 
> >  The motherboard had to be replaced. The new motherboard works with
> > the Linux 7.0 in text mode perfectly. But, xwindows won't start up.
> > 
> > Can I use the original REDHAT Linux 7.0 installation CD's to install
> > the new hardware? I've been told that it is compatible with LINUX.
> > But, can I install the correct drivers(s), using the original CD's
> without
> > overwriting my files?
> 
> The new video card is probably not compatible with this old version of 
> Linux.  What kind of card do you have?
> 
> Create a backup of your X files, found in /etc/X11/XF86Config*, and then 
> run `Xconfigurator --preferxf4`.  It will try to probe the card and pick 
> the best driver.  If that still doesn't work, you may need a newer 
> version of XFree86 (which comes with newer versions of Linux).
> 
> Forrest
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