-----Original Message----- From: fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Karl Larsen Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2007 2:12 PM To: For users of Fedora Subject: Re: Fedora 7 + Radeon 1950Pro + screen resolution and refreshproblems Antoniak Adam wrote: > > Hi! > > I have a problem with Fedora and my graphic card. Yesterday I > installed Fedora 7 (I used every Fedora distro back from Core 1 and > was always satisfied with it). Recently I upgraded my graphic card to > Radeon 1950Pro and cannot make it working under Fedora. > > My current screen resolution is 800x600 with refreshing rate 81Mhz. I > cannot setup higher resolution using the graphic panel. What's more my > monitor (NEC Multisync FE771SB) is not automatically recognized. When > I manually configure it using the graphic panel and restart the > system, I cannot work with Fedora as I get the warning message from my > monitor that the refreshing rate is out of range (too high). > > I googled for a while and it looks like it might be the problem with > the default ati driver under Fedora. I have "void" in my xorg.cong. I > tried installing fglrx driver from Livna, but couldn't start graphic > interface unless returned to previous xorg.conf (same problem with too > high refreshing rate during bootup). I found many posts regarding this > matter in the web but didn't manage to find definitive resolution to > this problem. > > This list helped me in the past so I count on you guys. Any suggestions? > > Adam > > PS. In the mean time I found this: > http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-to-Install-Video-Drivers-on-Fedora-7- 59919.shtml > Will it solve my problems? I wanna give it a try when I get back home. > The computer errors on the side of caution when it makes a guess at your monitor. With your F7 up goto System-Aministration-Display and give it your password and it will come up and tell you what you have. Go to Hardware and it will have a guess for a monitor. Change that to your known monitor and reset the size and such. Works well. No it does not work. As I mentioned when I set my monitor appropriately, next time I boot the refresh rate is out of monitor's display capability range and I end up with black screen -- Karl F. Larsen, AKA K5DI Linux User #450462 http://counter.li.org. -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
