Fedora=blank screen; ubuntu/win=ok

[stan]

On Fri, 04 Sep 2009 12:36:53 -0400
NoSpaze <nospaze at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi.
> 
> A colleage got a new Compaq laptop[1], but NO IMAGE AFTER GRUB!!! We
> did already install Fedora11 (w/external monitor), yum update,
> system-config-display, kernel... vga=314/315-and-so-on, noapic,
> noacpi; xorg-X11-driver-intel-or-something-alike already installed,
> updated. Nothing.
> 
> Ubuntu and windows XP they run fine, please help! some ubuntu/win fans
> in my office are roflalapmastc at us... hahaha :D Thanks in advance.
> ---
> [1]
> - Laptop Compaq 610, 
> - chipset Mobile Intel 965 Express Chipset Family. 
> - lspci:
> 00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile GME965/GLE960
> Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 0c)

Can you look at the ubuntu machine to see what driver it is using?
Surely the same driver can be used in Fedora.  It is probably an older
driver and so more stable.

Have you examined the /var/log/Xorg.log file to see if there are issues
reported there?

Have you tried turning off modeset for the driver?  i.e. nomodeset on
the kernel line in grub.

If you boot into run level 3, do you have regular console display?

Maybe if you post your /etc/X11/xorg.conf someone will spot something.
You can try generating a new one by running   Xorg -configure   as root
from the command line.