On Tue, 2006-05-02 at 01:53 +0200, Colin Brace wrote: > On 5/2/06, Colin Brace <cb@xxxxxx> wrote: > > > Is there some config program I should run? > > OK, I see where, system-config-display. > > It is excruciating to do run a GUI program since there is no visible > mouse pointer and the screen redraw is messed up. > > Alas, it doesn't offer the resolution of the laptop screen, ie, > 1200x800. So I try 800X600, but things are still screwed up. > > Bah, this is really irritating; FC3 and FC4 installed fine on this > laptop, as did Ubuntu. :( > > -- > Colin Brace > Amsterdam You don't have to run system-config-display under X and it owuld be better not to run it at run level 5. Just start a terminal , change to init level 3. Run the program and return to run level 5. It still might not offer the right resolution but you won't have to worry about the X system screwing things up. -- Aaron Konstam <akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>