Re: Display Problems
- From: "Ash" <mail@xxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 07 Dec 2005 00:20:25 GMT
"Valentin Guillen" <usenet1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:pan.2005.12.06.23.23.56.111828@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> On Tue, 06 Dec 2005 21:55:27 +0000, Ash wrote:
>
>> i have just installed a fresh copy of SUSE 10.0 on an old 10 gig hdd. the
>> logon screen, aswell as the installer displayed perfectly, however, once
>> the OS has loaded it is obvious that there is some issue with the video
>> card, as everything on the screen is barely ledgeble. its not the
>> monitor,
>> as i tried an old one lying around which gave the same result.
>> from what ive read of other postings the nvidia-geforce-fx6600-gt card i
>> have should be more than compatible?
>> should i give up on old suse, or is there someway i can fix the problem?
>
>
> When you turn on the computer, let the POST text messages pass. When the
> SuSE boot menu appears on the screen, type init 3 and hit enter. The
> box will then do what appears to be a normal bootup, except that at the
> end, you'll end up at a text window (console) instead of the usual attempt
> to go directly into the GUI.
>
> Type in: cd /etc/X11 and hit enter
>
> Then type in /usr/X11R6/bin/xorgcfg and hit enter. This will cause
> the Xorg configuration tool, which is based upon a GUI, to start. This
> should allow you to use the utility to create a configuration, and because
> you are STILL in the directory called /etc/X11, you'll then be able to
> simply tell the program to save the file, and it will save it in the
> correct location.
>
> If on the other hand, you did the above, and the utility locks up, or
> can't create a GUI to run in, then you can use another utility to do the
> same thing. If the above utility locks up, or can't run, remember that
> *usually* you can use the key sequence Ctrl-Alt-Backspace to kill the GUI,
> or the attempt to enter the GUI. If it locks up anyway, you may be able
> to use the key sequence Ctrl-Alt-F2 or other FKey to enter one of the
> other six consoles running, and log in. Then issue the command:
>
> init 6 and hit enter, or simply issue a reboot command, which is reboot
>
> Then start over. Once again tell the SuSE boot up screen to boot into
> init 3 as above. When you get to the console at the end of bootup, once
> again issue:
>
> cd /etc/X11 and hit enter. Then attempt to use the text-base Xorg
> configuration tool, by issuing this command:
>
> /usr/X11R6/bin/xorgconfig and hit enter. This will run a text based
> configuration utility. At the end of the process, have the utility save
> the config file, as you are still in the correct directory to simply save
> the file.
>
> Once you have successfully created and saved an Xorg config file, you'll
> find yourself back at a text console. Then merely issue this command:
>
> init 5 and hit enter. This will cause you to boot directly into your
> correctly configured GUI of choice.
>
>
> Regards,
>
> vg
Hey thanks vg!
ill just print out this post and give it a try!
ash.
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