On 05/05/2010 06:13 AM, Phil Pinkerton wrote: > > > Robert Moskowitz wrote: >> On 05/04/2010 04:51 PM, Phil Pinkerton wrote: >>> The installation of Fedora-12 x86_64 was flawless ( great job folks >>> ). I install it on my Acer Aspire 7520 ( nvidia 7000m ) that also >>> has a 22" AOC monitor attached. >>> >>> I was able to set up everything the way I liked it ... then I made a >>> big mistake I ran "yum update" then "yum upgrade" and after a >>> re-boot I lost the second display and also th display configuration >>> tool. Too Bad as I really liked the original look and fonts. Now I >>> only have 1024x789 or less available for my laptop screen ( >>> normally 1400x900 ) and a fuzzy large font. >> >> Try installing system-config-display and run that from a command line. >> > No joy .... got the following error when running system-config-display > from the command line > > # system-config-display > Couldn't start X server on card 0 > Couldn't start X server with old config, trying with a fresh > configuration > Couldn't start X server on card 0 > Error, failed to start X server. I have zero experience with Nvidia, but is there a /etc/X11/xorg.conf file? mv it and try restarting X. > > When I boot now I am left a flickering text screen no prompt so I am > forced to ctrl-alt F2 to get a prompt. > Other *nix flavors allow the install of Nvidia drivers and the Nvidia > settings utility. Is that available on Fedora ? > > thanks > > Phil > >>> >>> -- >>> " The fundamental principle here is that the justification for a >>> physical concept lies exclusively in its clear and unambiguous >>> relation to the facts that it can be experienced"  AE >>> >>> Please Feed and Educate the Children... it's the least any of us can >>> do. >>> > > -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
