It works, almost - Re: [CentOS] Installing Centos 5 on one system and moving the HD to another....

Robert Moskowitz rgm at htt-consult.com
Wed Aug 29 16:22:18 UTC 2007


Les Mikesell wrote:
> Robert Moskowitz wrote:
>> I did the install onto the HD in the Compaq, set inittab to 3 and 
>> moved the HD to the decTOP.
>>
>> I booted without the ethernet USB dongle, and after I was logged in, 
>> I plugged it in. I had to bring up eth0 and start dhclient. But the 
>> network is working.
>>
>> But X is not. Different video.
>>
>> /etc/sysconf/hwconf has the right info:
>>
>> Class: VIDEO
>> bus: PCI
>> detach: 0
>> desc: "National Semiconductor Corporation Geode GX2 Graphics Processor"
>> vendorId: 100b
>> deviceId: 0030
>> subvendorId: 100b
>> subdeviceId: 0030
>> pciType: 1
>> pcidom: 0
>> pcibus: 0
>> pcidev: 1
>> pcifn: 1
>>
>> So how do I 'fix' X?
>
> Does 'system-config-display' get anywhere? If not, post another 
> message here with a more descriptive subject and the part that looks 
> like the problem from your /var/log/Xorg.0.log and maybe someone who 
> knows more about X will jump in.
Up and going. Video-wise that is.

Thanks for your help.





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