> On Jan 1, 2008 6:15 PM, Johnny Hughes <johnny at centos.org> wrote: >> SO ... rsync that xorg.conf file off that machine (or copy it to the >> hard drive somewhere if the live CD can do that) and use it in CentOS-5. >> >> It should be interchangeable. >> >> Thanks, >> Johnny Hughes >> >> > > sorry to bring up this old thread. > i just have time to try this again. > > i boot up puppy linux from usb and copy the xorg.conf from it. > puppy can display 1024x768 resolution in my hardware. > but after i copy the working xorg.conf from puppy into centos, > the centos X just wont start at all. > > below attached the xorg.conf content from puppy linux for your review. > > so anything i can correct to make it work on centos 5.1??? > > tia. Just a guess: perhaps you need that utility to "fix" the gfx card's bios ? http://dag.wieers.com/rpm/packages/915resolution/ [snip]