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Christoph,

Before I read your reply , I ended up choosing "unsupported VGA compatible"
for the video card, 640 X 480 resolution and 8bpp.

That worked, and I was able to configure the desktop. I was able to get the K
desktop environment running.

Thanks for the message.

Pat C.
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Christoph Sold wrote:

> Patrick9 schrieb:
> >
> > Hello, Pat C. here again...
> >
> > I installed the X configuration files from the Distributions menu item
> > under sysinstall.
> >
> > I chose the graphical configuration tool, and was able to configure
> > mouse, keyboard, monitor (Super VGA), but I got an error when I tried to
> > configure the S3 card. There was a message saying abort, and reinstall
> > the SVGA server, instead of the S3 server.
> >
> > Fine, I did so. I know I have an S3 card, but don't know anything else
> > re: the card. So when I tried to start the
> > X-window server, I got an error message saying unable to start the
> > server, reconfigure.
> >
> > When I did so again, and set video for 800X 600, 8 bit color, the system
> > locked.
> > Since I had to re-start without a clean shutdown , I ran fsck after
> > re-start.
> >
> > I entered the command: /stand/sysinstall.
> >
> > Suggestions, please?
>
> Open the box and check to exact type of your video board or stick to the
> standard VGA server. The latter options will not satisfy you.
>
> HTH
> -CHristoph Sold


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