Change boot up screen resolution

Gene Heskett gene.heskett at verizon.net
Sat Jul 15 11:12:02 UTC 2006


tuvok wrote:
> Tod Merley ha scritto:
>>
>>
>> On 7/15/06, *tuvok* <tuvok.linux at email.it 
>> <mailto:tuvok.linux at email.it>> wrote:
>>
>>     Hi,
>>     after a driver upgrade when fedora start and show the boot up 
>> screen I
>>     cannot see anything because the resolution is too hight (is not
>>     supported by my monitor), how i can change the resolution? X11 work
>>     perfect. tank you!
>>
>>     Tuvok.
>>
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>> Hi Tuvok!
>>
>> 1. From your monitor documentation, determine especially the 
>> horizontal and vertical frequencies supported.
>> 2. Using an FC5 CD or DVD boot into rescue mode.
>> 3. Edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf for your monitor.
>>
>> Google is our friend!
>>
>> Tod
> Tank's tod but this not the problem. X11 work fine: i can use gnome, can 
> see deasktop etc. The issue is only in the boot screen (when fedora 
> start in graphical mode and you cannot see the normal text message that 
> linux diplay...starting service etc....) I think the problem is not X11 
> configuration. Maybe i'm wrong but x11 is load after the last service 
> not before, but i'm not very expert :-)
> 
Ahh, then you want to edit your /boot/grub/grub.conf and remove the rhgb 
from the kernel arguments.  However, we were just recently assured that 
in the event of any problem, it will revert to the old behavior and show 
you what didn't work.

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Cheers, Gene




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