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6 Red Hat Linux 5.2 Installation and Configuration In general, the swapfile partition size should equal the amount of installed memory. A practical minimum size is 16MB. The maximum swap size is 127MB per swap area. Multiple swapfile partition may be created. Package Selection After formatting the partitions, the user must select which RPM packages to install. If the unit will connect to an Ethernet network, you must select the package "Networked Workstation." Finishing the Installation Configure Mouse The RedHat mouseconfig utility probes for a mouse, and typically detects a PS/2-style mouse; however, the user must designate which mouse type to use: • Systems with a two-button mouse should Emulate 3 buttons. • Emulate 3 buttons is not necessary on a 3 or 4 button mouse. Configure X Windows If you selected X Windows package, RedHat's Xconfigurator tool attempts to detect the installed video board and selects the appropriate X server or presents a list of video boards. If the list appears, select Unlisted Card, then select VGA16 server, you will have to install the X86Free update as explained later in this document. Note: RedHat Linux 5.2 ships with XFree86 version 3.3.2, which includes support for Matrox Millennium II PCI and AGP. XFree86 3.3.3.1 has recently been released and includes an Xserver for Matrox Productiva G100 and Millennium G200 and 3Dlabs chipsets (ELSA and Oxygen GMX). The information needed to properly configure the monitor should be obtained directly from the specification sheet in the monitor documentation to ensure the best performance of XFree86 (see monitor specification table in the Appendix). The information required in this module is: • Monitor type - for Compaq monitors, I recommend choosing Custom or Generic Multisync. Note: XFree86 3.3.3.1 update adds several Compaq monitor definitions. Choose the appropriate Compaq Monitor if it is supported by Xconfigurator. • Vertical (frequency) Range - see your monitor specs

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Red Hat Linux 5.2 Installation and Configuration
In general, the swapfile partition size should equal the amount of installed memory.
A
practical minimum size is 16MB. The maximum swap size is 127MB per swap area.
Multiple swapfile partition may be created.
Package Selection
After formatting the partitions, the user must select which RPM packages to install.
If the
unit will connect to an Ethernet network, you must select the package "Networked
Workstation."
Finishing the Installation
Configure Mouse
The RedHat mouseconfig utility probes for a mouse, and typically detects a PS/2-style
mouse; however, the user must designate which mouse type to use:
•
Systems with a two-button mouse should Emulate 3 buttons.
•
Emulate 3 buttons is not necessary on a 3 or 4 button mouse.
Configure X Windows
If you selected X Windows package, RedHat’s Xconfigurator tool attempts to detect the
installed video board and selects the appropriate X server or presents a list of video boards.
If
the list appears, select Unlisted Card, then select VGA16 server, you will have to install the
X86Free update as explained later in this document.
Note:
RedHat Linux 5.2 ships with XFree86 version 3.3.2, which includes support for
Matrox Millennium II PCI and AGP. XFree86 3.3.3.1 has recently been released and includes
an Xserver for Matrox Productiva G100 and Millennium G200 and 3Dlabs chipsets (ELSA
and Oxygen GMX).
The information needed to properly configure the monitor should be obtained directly from
the specification sheet in the monitor documentation to ensure the best performance of
XFree86 (see monitor specification table in the Appendix).
The information required in this
module is:
•
Monitor type - for Compaq monitors, I recommend choosing Custom or Generic
Multisync.
Note:
XFree86 3.3.3.1 update adds several Compaq monitor definitions.
Choose the
appropriate Compaq Monitor if it is supported by Xconfigurator.
•
Vertical (frequency) Range - see your monitor specs