[Cialug] RHEL install Inspiron 9300

[David Champion]

Dave J. Hala Jr. wrote:
> Anyone have any difficultly installing RHEL WS 3.X on an Dell Inspiron
> 9300 laptop? 
> 
> I get to the point where it loads start to load the kernel image, then
> the display does this really funky fade/color change and then it hangs.
> I also tried RHEL 4.x and had the same issue. Same problem when doing a
> "text" install also.  
> 
> Anyone have ideas as to where to start looking? 
> 
> :) Dave

That's an X server problem.

I'm gonna guess that RHEL doesn't have drivers for something as new as that.

Do you know what video chipset it has?

I bet you a box of floppy diskettes that Mandriva 2006 would work on it. :p

-dc