X Problem

[Thomas Cameron]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Thiago Amaury Ferraz" <tferraz at romi.com.br>
To: "Fedora-list" <fedora-list at redhat.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2005 5:01 AM
Subject: Help: X Problem


> Hello all!
>
> I am with a problem to configure my X.. on FC3.. I have a ATI Rage XL PCI
> video controller, VGA connector, 8M, and, when I try to use or to 
> configure
> the X.. I don´t receive an error but I can´t use the X.. and the text mode
> has a crash.. the display stay black.. and I need to reboot the server..
>
> Someone knows how I can get a better driver.. or to configure to solve 
> this
> problem?
>
> I´m gonna appreciate, really, any help!
> TAF

As root, run:

system-config-display --reconfig

Set your video mode to something sane to start out (like 800x600), then take 
small steps until you hit a resolution that you like and your card can 
support.

Thomas