vikaas wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I've had some trouble installing linux on an ibm thinkcentre m51.
> first, i installed Fedora Core 4, which worked, but X windows wouldn't
> start. I got an error that no screens have usable configuration, and
> seemed to have a problem w/ the depth. i tried changing the depths
> from 16 to 8 or 24, but no luck. Then, x windows didn't work with
> debian either. Ubuntu crashed during installation, while trying to
> set up the graphics, and SUSE 10 crashed during installation (perhaps
> this was due to the presence of the debian installation on the hard
> drive??).
>
> anyway, i don't know if anyone has found a distribution which does
> work on this system.
>
> Also, the problems seems to be the graphics, and intel has a linux
> driver for the relevant chipset (915), but the installation
> instructions are geared towards SUSE 9. Does anyone know if this
> driver can be used with other distributions, and if so, how?

SuSE 9.0? Forget that.

What happens if you try booting with a Knoppix CD? Does it give you a usable
display? And can you contact IBM and ask them for the available frame rates
and resolutions of the display, which will help you set it up?