Re: problem after installing fedora core 6


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hi guys,
need some help,

i have installed fedora core 6 on my machine ,
i am using,
samsung crt monitor,
intel ati chipset, 3.0 ghz,
80 gb hard disk,
asus mobo,
512 ram,
sony dvd combo.

all the installation procedure was absolutly fine , it also prompted
me the installation done sucssesfully
after prompting for reboot i rebooted the machine, i can see all the
start messeges,
the machine also rebooted properly with fedora but insted of getting
the log in screen ,
my deskstop goes blank , & one small thing like [ Hz ? ] keeps on
moving on my desktop,
i don know wat is going wrong ,
is there any problem with my machine settings....???
any help...???

Thanks,
Prashant.

Dear Prashant,

What you see when booting into your window manager is that your monitor
cannot accept you refresh-rate... It is probably set too high...
Normally
the monitor's refresh-rate should be detected by most distro's...
however
for some reason fedora doesn't do this in your case.

What you could try is booting without an X-server or you could try
hitting
Ctrl-Alt-Backspace (two or three times if necessary). You can then get
to
a command-prompt where you'd issue 'Xorg -configure' and after that
'nano
/etc/xorg.conf', you'll be editing a file with which you are able to set
your monitor's refresh-rate manually (horizontal and vertical, a manual
of
your monitor is necessary to get these specs). I assumed Xorg, maybe you
have another X-server... but I think this should do the trick.

Sincerely,

Stéphane

I'm sorry... it's probably /etc/X11/xorg.conf instead of /etc/xorg.conf


hey thanks for replying ,
u guys are relly helpful,

but i am very new to all these concepts .
i have to press ctrl+alt bksp while booting the machine right...??
& is the file is editable on the command prompt ...?? if no what
commands shud i use for editing & saving it...??
exactly what shud i edit in the file....??

plz reply....

OK... what you need to do is kill the X-server with the key-combination I
told you about and do that when your PC is already booted... if that doesn't
get you to a command prompt... try using a LiveCD like knoppix to mount your
HD and edit the file from there.

I said you should issue 'nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf', nano is a text edit so
that not a prompt anymore and then you should quit nano (saving first of
course) by hitting Ctrl-C (I think, but its marked anyway).

What you should add is these lines:

HorizSync xx-xxx
VertRefresh xx-xxx

under Section "Monitor"

and make sure you replace the x's by the refresh rates from your monitor's
manual.

If you're afraid... don't be, just try... that how I figured out these
things too... and for these kind of problems there's plenty of documentation
by just googling too.


Sincerely,

Stéphane


.

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