Video Card install problems

I have been having problems getting past the video card setup. I have a ATI Rage Pro 8m/b, whenever I select it as an option and test it (or any other card in the family like xpert@play ) the xserver reports it could not find a mach64 controller. The only way I can get the install to complete is to use the generic 64x480 16 colors driver. Now that it is installed and semi-working, could someone let me know how I can change the driver after the O/S is installed. I have not patched the O/S yet.
-Chris

If "dtlogin" is running, stop it with "Options" ->
"Command line login". Login on the text console
as user "root", then run "kdmconfig" to configure
the video card.
When you logout from the text console, dtlogin is
restarted automatically with the new settings after
10-15 seconds.

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