> > Appeet wrote: > > > I had installed fedora fc3 on my desktop. > Everything was working > > fine > > > until I connected a "New MONITOR". > > > > > > Once I installed my new monitor, I do not > get any GUI. Only the > > shell > > > appears during startup and after that it is > just the monitor > > power light > > > blinking (I know monitor is fine because on > my dual boot things > > are well > > > on the XP side) > > > > > > So what do i need to do ? Do I need to > probe my new monitor ? How > > can I > > > do it ? > > > >> > > > > > > > login as root and issuse this command. > > > > system-config-display --reconfig > > > > Now you can reconfigure your new monitor. > > > > -- > > Wayne Leutwyler - CNA, RHCT > > http://linux.is-a-geek.net > > Columbus, OH. USA > > -- > > > http://www.spreadfirefox.com/?q=affiliates&id=0&t=1 > > > > -- > > fedora-list mailing list > > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > To unsubscribe: > http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Take Yahoo! Mail with you! > > > <http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail_us/taglines/mobile/*http://mobile.yahoo.com/maildemo> > > > Get it on your mobile phone. > > > > When you boot your system (without being in rescue > mode) do you get > dumped to a text log in prompt? If so log in as root > and try the > system-config-display --reconfig again. What are the > results. If you are > not able to see the screen when you boot this way > then read below. > > Another thing you can do is boot into run level 3 > and by pass any X > stuff. Do this by hitting the e key when the grub > menu is up then edit > the kernel line and add a 3 at the end of it. hit > enter and then b when > your ready to boot. Once here you can again try to > reconfigure your > display like above. > > One thing that you can try would be to make a copy > of the current > xorg.conf and then delete the current xorg.conf, and > try to run the > system-config-display --reconfig again. Please > remember to make a copy > before you delete it. > Thank you very much.. THIS WORKED! I went in on level 3 then removed the already existing xorg.conf file, reran the system-config-display util. Then rebooted! Now I have my GNOME. (I was missing out on the delete xorg.conf file step) Thanks for pointing this out and getting me going. Regards., __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Send a seasonal email greeting and help others. Do good. http://celebrity.mail.yahoo.com
