On Sat, 2006-04-15 at 03:06 -0400, Debbie Deutsch wrote: > > LX > > No, there were no updates. I've never been able to get past the > configuration procedure that happens when you boot the first time after > the install. The installation was off an unmodified FC5 distribution. > > Since my previous email I reinstalled FC5 from scratch. Then I went > through the first boot configuration process, but this time I did NOT > alter my display settings or change the SELinux setting. I got the same > problem as before. The screen went grayish-blue, then blank, and the > system hung. > > One other thing may be worth mentioning. The installation correctly > identified the graphics chipset on the motherboard and the monitor > model. However the initial display settings during the first boot were > 600x800. This is almost certainly a lower resolution that was used > during the installation procedure. I don't remember the monitor coming > up with such a low resolution when I installed FC5 on my other Linux box. > > This problem is baffling. I wonder if there is a log file somewhere > that might reveal something. I could boot into Linux rescue mode and > take a look, if I knew what to look for. :-) > > Debbie > If you like you can check /var/log/Xorg.x.xxx. I ran into a similar situation to this recently when I was installing FC5 on a system that had a motherboard video chipset with a new graphics card installed. The system seems to have trouble discerning between the two videos. I remember Nvidia having a procedure that covers this, where you look up the pci identifiers with lspci and then put that into the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file. I'll have to look up the installation text file for the nvidia stuff to get the details so I can fix this problem I have. LX -- °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° A revolving concretion of earthy or mineral matter accumulates no congeries of small, green bryophytic plant. Registered Linux User #268899 http://counter.li.org/ °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°
