=== Dell Latitude C800 with Red Hat 7.2

[Matt_Domsch@Dell.com]

> I'm experiencing problem with X ver 4 on the Dell Latitude 
> C800 packaged
> with the Red Hat 7.2 distribution. The screen will go white when
> executing X and the system will crash. 
> 
> I'm assuming the wrong X Server has been selected along with incorrect
> display settings but I have not found any one else having the problem.
> The lab has a dozen Latitudes and I haven't had a problem before until
> just last week while teaching an Introductor Linux course. 
> 
> Have any comments? 

Can you run Xconfigurator as root and select the proper video settings to
make it work?  The video chip is an ATI Mobility M4, which should be
supported.  Also, newer XFree86 packages have been released from Red Hat
since 7.2 shipped.  You may want to upgrade those.

Thanks,
Matt

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