Re: Graphical screen dying on new FC4 install

On 12/1/05, Jose Achmad Palala <deterium73@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I must admit I'm just a newb, but I think a fresh "clean" install of Fedora
> Core 3 or 2 would be better instead of installing core 4.
> I heard somewhere in the fedora website that fedora was gently optimized for
> the pentium processor, but not completely optimized to allow for better
> compatibility with other processors though.
> It must be an OS problem because it runs other operating system such as
> win98 smoothly.
> Try reading the boot screen (use interactive boot to execute specific
> components) and look if anything is amiss i.e. did not detect nvidia
> hardware.
> I think it could also be the GPU, its drivers may have not been updated for
> linux. Try downloading the latest drivers for nvidia or following
> http://stanton-finley.net/fedora_core_4_installation_notes.html
> on how to get nvidia to work with your system.
>
> Goodluck!
>
>
>
> On 12/1/05, Dotan Cohen <dotancohen@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > On 12/1/05, Jeff Vian <jvian10@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > On Wed, 2005-11-30 at 15:19 +0200, Dotan Cohen wrote:
> > > > I just replaced Win98 with Fedora Core 4 on a friends' computer: AMD
> > > > 550, 128MB RAM. Now, he can work for a limited amount of time (between
> > > > 20-150 minutes), then the computer gets stuck. Not even the mouse
> > > > works. He can, however, switch to a console with CTR-ALT-F1.
> > > >
> > > > When restarted, there is no graphical mode, only console. If he lets
> > > > the computer sit for a few hours, he can boot up a graphical screen,
> > > > but after some time the problem reoccurs. Nothing in the computer
> > > > (open case) seems unusually hot, which was my first thought.
> > > >
> > > > Any ideas on where to look? Thank you.
> > > >
> > > Sounds like a heat issue. May be the gpu overheating. It works much
> > > less when in text mode. Definitely whatever it is, it affects the video
> > > cards ability to process graphics. The time factor certainly indicates
> > > heat.
> > >
> > > That old a system may have inadequate heat sinks/cooling fans and/or
> > > inadequate case ventilation. You said the case is open, but have you
> > > tried putting a portable fan where it directs air flow across the video
> > > card?
> > > Have you tried a different video card?
> > > Is the interior of the case clean? completely blown out with air?
> > > Is there a fan on the video card? Is it working?
> > > Is there a fan on the system chip? Is it working? (This is not likely
> > > the issue but worth checking anyway.)
> >
> > I also thought that it was a hardware problem, however the machine ran
> > win98 fine. The inside of the case is free of dust, if not perfectly
> > clean. The video card has no fan (never did) but it does not get too
> > hot, by the finger test (just a little warm). It is a 32 MB AGP Nvida
> > unit. And the CPU fan works fine, as does the power supply fan.
> > Neither of them seem unusually hot.
> >
> > Also, there was no EE entries in the X log file, which would suggest a
> > problem in that area. However, I did notice that there is no swap
> > space. cat /proc/swap is blank. I DID specify a swap partition, but
> > there is no swap! Could this be a cause?
> >
> > Dotan Cohen
> >
>

You might want look into the powersave settings. There is a good
chance that the bios and hardware of your friend's computer is not up
to the expectations of the 2.6 series kernel.

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