If you are installing the X Window System, you can configure it during
the kickstart installation by checking the Configure the X
Window System button on the X
Configuration page as shown in Figure 2-9. If this option is not chosen, the X
configuration options will be disabled and the skipx
option will be written to the kickstart file.
The first step in configuring X is to choose the default color depth
and resolution. Select them from their respective pulldown menus. Be
sure to specify a color depth and resolution that is compatible with
the video card and monitor for the system.
If you are installing both the GNOME and KDE desktops, you need to
choose which desktop you want to be the default. If you are just
installing one desktop, be sure to choose it. Once the system is
installed, users can choose which desktop they want to be their
default. For more information about GNOME and KDE, refer to the
Official Red Hat Linux Installation Guide and the
Official Red Hat Linux Getting Started Guide.
Next, choose whether to start the X Window System when the system
is booted. This option will start the system in runlevel 5 with the
graphical login screen. After the system is installed, this can be
changed by modifying the /etc/inittab
configuration file.
Select the video card from the list on the Video
Card tab as shown in Figure 2-10. Also select the amount of video RAM
the selected video card has from the Video Card
RAM pulldown menu.
After configuring the video card, click on the
Monitor tab shown in Figure 2-11 and select the monitor for the
system. You can specify the horizontal and vertical sync rates instead
of specifying a monitor by checking the Specify hysnc and
vsync instead of monitor option. This option is useful if
the monitor for the system is not listed. Notice that when this option
is enabled, the monitor list is disabled.
