RESOLVED - Re: see replacement monitor

[fe dora]

>Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2004
>From: Alexander Dalloz
><alexander.dalloz at uni-bielefeld.de>
>Subject: Re: see replacement monitor

>Am Di, den 16.03.2004 schrieb fe dora um 03:03:
>> How do I get Fedora to see replacement monitor?
>> 
>> This evening my Mitsubishi 17FS monitor expired.
The
>> only temp monitor I have is a Packard Bell Model
>> PB2160
>> 
>> On boot, everything runs OK, I see the normal
script
>> as Fedora loads, and just when normally the gui
>>loads, the screen blacks out, while the machine runs
>> fine. As I imagine the logon and password prompt
>>(but cannot see at this point) I can type in name /
>> pwd, and hear the machine activity, as it normally
>>would.
>> 
>> Q: How can I force the machine (Fedora-core 1) to
>> recognize the replacement monitor?
>> 
>> Other info:
>> mobo- Asus A7N8X-D
>> 
>> many thanks in advance,
>> 
>> Chris
>
>After bootup press "Strg+Alt+F1" to switch from X
mode >into console 1, then type "init 3". This stops
the X >server.
>
>Now edit /etc/X11/XF86Config and change the monitor
>data. You need to
>set the proper values for HorizSync and VertRefresh.
>If you have no data sheet please use google to find
>them out. After done the change run
>"init 5" and you should see X back again with
>wonderful colors.
>
>Alexander


Alexander,

Thanks very much. New territory for me, and it worked
just fine.

Christopher

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