[CentOS] problem installing centos 4.0 on Compaq Presario SR1722IL

Fri Apr 28 14:38:00 UTC 2006
Karanbir Singh <mail-lists at karan.org>

ankush grover wrote:

>     > What is the reason that FC4 and Centos4.0 are failing with the
>     > installation? What should I do to get rid of the problem ?
> 
>     you need to provide more info, like what sort of h/w is installed in
>     that machine ?

> Combo SOLTC-4836k ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM
> ATI Radeon Xpress 200 Graphics Card
> ATI Chipset RC410
> Intel Pentium IV 2.93 Processor
> 512  RAM DDR2 Kingston
> Agere Modem (Internal)
> Realtek High Definition Audio
> Bluetooth and S-Video Enabled
> Compaq 7540 17" Monitor
> 

what is the actual problem ? at what stage and how does the install fail ?

w.r.t the display, once installed run : system-config-display --reconfig
--noui

that should give you a usable setup, that you can then install the ati
drivers onto ( get them from the ati website )

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