[SLUG] Sorry, shoulda been 'help please re installing new monitor graphics'

[john at johnallsopp.co.uk]

> On Thu, 28 Oct 2004 02:47:12 -0400 (EDT), john at johnallsopp.co.uk
> <john at johnallsopp.co.uk> wrote:
>> The ATI site says my card is supported, and gives me a place to get the
>> latest driver. So, two questions:
>>
>> 1) I'm installing from scratch .. I'm going to plug in the card and
>> monitor, and try to install Linux. Do I add the latest driver once my
>> installation is in place? Do I do that anyway or just if I have
>> problems?
>
> If linux can't work out what to do with your graphics card it should
> put a generic ATI driver in place, or at the very least a VGA one. You
> then have a basic display to use until the proper driver is installed.
>  This is the way that it's always done, I think. Certainly with nvidia
> anyway.

OK cool, thanks

Except, I'm in a world of POST beeps. Still, I've got all day.

J