Why GUI mode in LINUX(REDHAT,UBUNTU,DEBIEN) not working in DELL Inspiron Laptop?
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009 at
22:05
I installed RedHat Enterprise Linux on my Dell Inspiron 1720 laptop.After installation, I couldnt use GUI mode. I tested with other distribution of Linux too..Can any one help me please to eradicate this problem?
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Filed under: Redhat
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You need to install and possibly compile the kernel modules for the correct video driver. Nvidia cards are particularly prone to this issue.
In Ubuntu, at a terminal type:
sudo adept -install nvidia
If asked say Y to questions.
For redhat
su
then
yum -install nvidia
If those don’t do the trick visit the forums for Ubuntu or Fedora and search for "NAME OF YOUR VID CARD" + X server fails