Re: Monitor blank after booting
John Duke wrote: I am running RH 7.2. I changed monitors from a Viewsonic 17 monitor to a Viewsonic 15 monitor. The system goes through the boot process, but when the text scroll ends, the sceen goes blank. I think it gets to the login graphical screen, but I can't see anything. What should I do? Thanks for any advice! John I thought this was a problem as well, but if you wait a minute or two the graphical login SHOULD show. I use a 15 monitor and have my resolution stuck at 1024x768. I think the blank screen is just the monitor adjusting for the (relatively) high resolution. IF your resolution is at that, give it a few minutes.If it's stuck any longer, I have no clue. -- Joseph A Nagy Jr Purgatory is where Windows users go when they Founder and CEO die so they can figure out Linux and ascend into Joseph A Nagy Jr Enterprises whatever higher plane one belives in. http://jan-jr-ent.homelinux.org Linux - The Choice of Every Generation C.S.S.: Construct Skilled in Sabotage H.T.M.L.: Hazardous Troubleshooting and Mathematics Lifeform http://www.brunching.com/cgi/cyborger.cgi?acronym=Linux -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: Monitor blank after booting
On Thu, Nov 28, 2002 at 03:49:57PM -0500, John Duke wrote: I am running RH 7.2. I changed monitors from a Viewsonic 17 monitor to a Viewsonic 15 monitor. The system goes through the boot process, but when the text scroll ends, the sceen goes blank. I think it gets to the login graphical screen, but I can't see anything. What should I do? Most likely, your XF86Config file specifies a frequency configuration for your monitor which is Ok for the 17 monitor, but out of range of the 15 one. Get the manual of the 15 monitor, check the frequency range and fix your XF86Config. X should discard modes which don't fall within the frequency ranges you tell it your monitor can handle. Cheers, -- Javier Gostling Ingeniero de Sistemas Virtualia S.A. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fono: +56 (2) 202-6264 x 130 Fax: +56 (2) 342-8763 Av. Kennedy 5757, of 1502 Las Condes Santiago Chile msg97022/pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Monitor blank after booting
Well, it's been running for several hours and it's still blank. Joseph A Nagy Jr wrote: John Duke wrote: I am running RH 7.2. I changed monitors from a Viewsonic 17 monitor to a Viewsonic 15 monitor. The system goes through the boot process, but when the text scroll ends, the sceen goes blank. I think it gets to the login graphical screen, but I can't see anything. What should I do? Thanks for any advice! John I thought this was a problem as well, but if you wait a minute or two the graphical login SHOULD show. I use a 15 monitor and have my resolution stuck at 1024x768. I think the blank screen is just the monitor adjusting for the (relatively) high resolution. IF your resolution is at that, give it a few minutes.If it's stuck any longer, I have no clue. -- John Duke INTERNET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] VCU Libraries VOICE: 804/828-1100 Virginia Commonwealth UniversityFAX: 804/828-0151 -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: Monitor blank after booting
That's what I would have thought. But how can I get to the xconfig if the screen is blank? I think I have to do something during the boot process to get there, but that's what I'm not sure of. Javier Gostling wrote: On Thu, Nov 28, 2002 at 03:49:57PM -0500, John Duke wrote: I am running RH 7.2. I changed monitors from a Viewsonic 17 monitor to a Viewsonic 15 monitor. The system goes through the boot process, but when the text scroll ends, the sceen goes blank. I think it gets to the login graphical screen, but I can't see anything. What should I do? Most likely, your XF86Config file specifies a frequency configuration for your monitor which is Ok for the 17 monitor, but out of range of the 15 one. Get the manual of the 15 monitor, check the frequency range and fix your XF86Config. X should discard modes which don't fall within the frequency ranges you tell it your monitor can handle. Cheers, -- John Duke INTERNET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] VCU Libraries VOICE: 804/828-1100 Virginia Commonwealth UniversityFAX: 804/828-0151 -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: Monitor blank after booting
On Thu, 28 Nov 2002, John Duke wrote: That's what I would have thought. But how can I get to the xconfig if the screen is blank? I think I have to do something during the boot process to get there, but that's what I'm not sure of. Try getting another console with ctrl+alt+f1/f2/f3 etc., or else kill X by pressing ctrl+alt+backspace. -- Riemer Palstra // [EMAIL PROTECTED] // http://palstra.com/ A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: Monitor blank after booting
Perfect -- it worked! Mucho thanks. Riemer Palstra wrote: On Thu, 28 Nov 2002, John Duke wrote: That's what I would have thought. But how can I get to the xconfig if the screen is blank? I think I have to do something during the boot process to get there, but that's what I'm not sure of. Try getting another console with ctrl+alt+f1/f2/f3 etc., or else kill X by pressing ctrl+alt+backspace. -- John Duke INTERNET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] VCU Libraries VOICE: 804/828-1100 Virginia Commonwealth UniversityFAX: 804/828-0151 -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
