On Dec 1, 2007 3:01 PM, Daniel B. Thurman <dant@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Bummer... > > At least with FC4/5, I was able to install install the OS with GDM > working, but with F7/8 Live support, it seems that my old Cirrus > Logic GD5480 crapped out. Yeah I know, I am an oldie here but > never mind that. Look - there is a pretty girl over there (points the > finger away from self).... Ah, now let's continue shall we? ;-) > > Well... > > When I ran the F8 Live, the GDM failed to start up - it never got > that far at all - just flashed several times - I get it, time to Alt-F1, > log in as root, and edit the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file. > > At least there was the cirrus entry, so it is recognized... > > [...] > > Section "Device" > Identifier "Screen0" > Driver "cirrus" > EndSection > > Section "Screen0" > Device "Videocard0" > DefaultDepth 24 > EndSection > > Ah, DefaultDepth 24!?!? I guess you need to have the latest newfangled > videocards these days, or a newer computer than the one you had purchased > many years ago. Sheesh, I must be getting really old... > > Anyway, I updated the xorg.conf file as follows: > > [...] > > Section "Screen0" > Device "Videocard0" > DefaultDepth 16 > SubSection "Display" > Viewport 0 0 > Depth 16 > Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480 > EndSubSection > EndSection > > > Yup! That seemed to do the trick. I am able to get a sensible gui now and can get > back to installing F8. Note, I was forced to provide the Modes as above otherwise > xorg takes the highest default resolution (over that of 1024x768 somewhere) and > restarts over and over till it gives up. > > But here is a question for you (xorg) developer folks... why is it that the videocards > are not searching for a resolution that works, i.e. should go all the way down to > 1024x768, 800x600 or even 640x480 so that GUI screen can appear? > > Bummer. You're addressing the wrong crowd. Address your missive to the XORG developers. You do realize (maybe not) that laptops are out selling desktops. In a few more years none of the new developers will have touched a video card/adapter/chipset made by any one other than Nvidia, AMD, or Intel.
