Tod Merley wrote: > > Hi Debbie! > > If it were me I would be doing the following: > > 1. Obtain the technical specifications on the monitor from the web. > 2. Boot Linux (from CD) into rescue mode and print (or copy the monitor, > display sections) of /etc/X11/xorg.conf. > 3. Might be well to do a "man xorg.conf" on a working linux machine. > Anyway check specifically the resolution and horizonal and vertical > timeing to be within that which the monitor will be happy with. A > possible easier way may be to boot a Knoppix CD and copy what it comes > up with. Your monitor may well be in the list that Fedora has during > setup. I do not recall the setup utility name (perhaps Craig White has > provided this) but with the monitor info you may well be able to select > the best xorg.conf by selecting your specific monitor from the setup > facility. > > All above done should eliminate X as a possible cause. It is my first > guess. > > Good Hunting! > > Tod > Thanks! That sound like the right file to check. I can compare it against the FC5 installation on a different system that I have that uses the same monitor. If there is an inexplicable difference, that would probably be the cause. If the conf files match, then X is eliminated as a source of the problem. (The other system is also a 64-bit system. The on-board chipsets are different, though.) Debbie
