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Re: [SLE] Just installed 9.3 and having some problems with video card and monitor -- any ideas?
- From: Felix Miata <mrmazda@xxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2005 18:29:54 -0400
- Message-id: <42FBD162.81C@xxxxxx>
BandiPat wrote:
> On Thursday 11 August 2005 01:57 am, Felix Miata wrote:
> > It is a great diagnostic tool, because it works such a high percent
> > of the time to prove something difficult to prove otherwise, which is
> > whether particular hardware works or not, and without "installing"
> > anything whatsoever, or requiring futzing with hardware/BIOS
> > settings.
> That still only makes it a good diagnostic tool, Felix. It might be
> great to someone wanting to install Debian or a form of Debian. What
> have you proved, if you still can't install or run the distro you want
> on the machine?
It proves the distro he's trying to install is a problem (broken as
installed) on his hardware but not a problem for his hardware with some
other distro. That's half the battle to someone who otherwise couldn't
tell where to begin looking for a solution.
--
"Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?"
Matthew 6:27 NIV
Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** Rotary ONLY since 1973
Felix Miata *** http://members.ij.net/mrmazda/ <- More than just a FAQ
> On Thursday 11 August 2005 01:57 am, Felix Miata wrote:
> > It is a great diagnostic tool, because it works such a high percent
> > of the time to prove something difficult to prove otherwise, which is
> > whether particular hardware works or not, and without "installing"
> > anything whatsoever, or requiring futzing with hardware/BIOS
> > settings.
> That still only makes it a good diagnostic tool, Felix. It might be
> great to someone wanting to install Debian or a form of Debian. What
> have you proved, if you still can't install or run the distro you want
> on the machine?
It proves the distro he's trying to install is a problem (broken as
installed) on his hardware but not a problem for his hardware with some
other distro. That's half the battle to someone who otherwise couldn't
tell where to begin looking for a solution.
--
"Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?"
Matthew 6:27 NIV
Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** Rotary ONLY since 1973
Felix Miata *** http://members.ij.net/mrmazda/ <- More than just a FAQ
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