On Wed, 2006-12-06 at 09:11 -0600, Michael Satterwhite wrote:
> Craig White wrote:
> > On Tue, 2006-12-05 at 21:36 -0600, Michael Satterwhite wrote:
> >> About an hour ago, I logged off my kde session. My LCD monitor
> >> immediately went to a black screen - with no way of logging back in -
> >> when the session ended.
> >>
> >> It took me 8 (eight) times going through a reboot process before I could
> >> get FC5 to present me with a login screen. The first 7 times, I got
> >> either a black screen or an "Out of Range" error. Finally, it presented
> >> me with a login screen and I was able to get the system up.
> >>
> >> I *KNOW* this isn't typical ... if it were, no one on the face of the
> >> planet would be running Fedora. Unfortunately, that doesn't make my life
> >> any easier - it is happening here.
> >>
> >> There are some real experts here. I know, they've helped me out with
> >> other problems. Does anyone know how to fix this? While a real fix is
> >> what's needed, even a bypass - a way to get back to a login screen when
> >> the system is acting up - would be a tremendous improvement.
> > ----
> > crystal ball cloudy - try again later
>
> I like that.
> Seriously, I was *HOPING* someone was going to jump in with a comment
> like "That's a known bug ... just ?????? and it will go away." I'm
> seldom that lucky, but you can never be sure.
>
> >
> > in the meantime, perhaps you would want to quote relevant portions
> > of /etc/X11/xorg.conf - the sections about Monitor, Device and Screen
> > would probably be appropriate
>
> Here we are:
> Section "Monitor"
>
> ### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC:
> Identifier "Monitor0"
> VendorName "Monitor Vendor"
> ModelName "19''"
> DisplaySize 340 270
> ### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC:
> HorizSync 24.0 - 80.0
> VertRefresh 50.0 - 75.0
> Option "dpms"
> EndSection
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this should be OK...my sync rates are...
HorizSync 30.0 - 80.0
VertRefresh 55.0 - 75.0
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>
> Section "Device"
> Identifier "Videocard0"
> Driver "radeon"
> VendorName "Videocard vendor"
> BoardName "ATI Technologies Inc R200 BB [Radeon All in Wonder
> 8500DV]"
> EndSection
>
> Section "Screen"
> Identifier "Screen0"
> Device "Videocard0"
> Monitor "Monitor0"
> DefaultDepth 24
> SubSection "Display"
> Viewport 0 0
> Depth 16
> Modes "800x600" "640x480"
> EndSubSection
> SubSection "Display"
> Viewport 0 0
> Depth 24
> Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
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this seems to be a problem for a 19" LCD... I have set only...
Modes "1280x1024"
on this last line.
----
> EndSubSection
> EndSection
>
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perhaps just make a backup copy of /etc/X11/xorg.conf and edit the
original. Many LCD monitors aren't capable of running at resolutions
other than the one the default and I would think that the proper
resolution for a 19" LCD is 1280x1024
Craig
