Core 3 Freezes at 1.st start of X after install

[Sam Chen]

> Message: 5
> Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2005 23:45:00 -0500
> From: Jim Cornette <fc-cornette at insight.rr.com>
> Subject: Re: Core 3 Freezes at 1.st start of X after install 
> To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list at redhat.com>
> Message-ID: <4212CFCC.9080708 at insight.rr.com>
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> 
> Jim Cornette wrote:
> > Tor Harald Thorland wrote:
> > 
> >> Paul Howarth wrote:
> >>
> >>> On Tue, 2005-02-15 at 08:35 +0100, Linux wrote:
> >>>  
> >>>
> >>>> Hi,
> >>>>
> >>>> Just installed core 3 and did the first reboot. After picking 
> >>>> username & passwd I adjusted the screen size (?%&/?&%/) and then
> 
> >>>> went on to the first start of X.
> >>>> The screen went black and the computer freezes and nothing but 
> >>>> pulling the power cord works.
> >>>> I have set the computer to go into runlevel 3, and have searched
> for 
> >>>> the config file for X
> ....
> > 
> > I have rawhide fully updated and might be able to see if the
> problem is 
> > resolved or still present. Lockups are better avoided.
> 
> 
> Just tested this problem out on rawhide with the latest everything.
> It 
> appears that switching to a virtual terminal, then back to the GUI
> locks 
> up the computer, puts the fan into high speed mode, emits a smell of 
> overheated silicon.
> 
> Best to boot from runlevel 3  and use startx & to launch X, do not 
> switch to a terminal console, then back to the GUI. Stay away from 
> tuxracer also. (As a test program).
> 
> kernel-2.6.10-1.1142_FC4
> xorg-x11-6.8.2-1
> 
> I haven't tried the previous noaccel or other suggestions yet, but it
> is 
> still broken.
> 
> Jim
> 
> > 
> 
> -- 
> Your parity check is overdrawn and you're out of cache.
> 
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
I have the same problem running Fedora Core 1 on my pentium 4 3.0 GHz
computer, on my first reboot, the screen went black and nothing can get
it back. I do not know how to fix this problem so I download Fedora
Core 3 installation CD's, and all problems fade away. How can we fix it?

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