I'm sorry to say so but there appears to be some confusion here. You seem to assume that the settings of your video card under windows somehow carry over onto Linux. But that's not the case; a video card is a dead slab of technology that doesn't become functional until you install a piece of software known as a "driver". What you are reporting are the results of the
windows driver on
windows. That driver doesn't do anything for Linux because:
a. that driver was installed under windows, not linux - they are in a separate "box", to put it like that
b. it is a windows driver - linux requires a linux driver
In short, you will have to do some work to get your card properly configured under Linux. Here's how:
- boot your system
- select the fedora boot line and press E
- select the line that starts "kernel /vmlinuz ..." and press E again
- append this to the line that now appears on screen: single
- press Enter
- press B
You should now be presented with a command line.
- log in using the following username: root
- when the system requests it, submit your root password and press enter when you've done so
- type: cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.bu
- type: nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf
This will bring up your xorg.conf (graphics configuration file). Use the arrows to move through the file and:
- locate the "device" section and replace the driver (probably "ati") with "vesa"
- locate the monitor section and have a look at the HorizSync and VertRefresh values; these can't be higher than what your monitor supports or you'll get the "out of range" error; adjust as required - you may have to consult a manual or the internet to find out which values are supported by your type of monitor.
When you're done editing, save and exit:
Ctrl + O
Enter
Ctrl + X
Enter
You're back at the command line. Now type:
startx
Should work. But at this point, you are using the generic vesa driver. It is required to work around the monitor issue but once you're up and running, you should install the proprietary ATI fglrx driver. Although it relates to an earlier FC release, the following article is still perfectly valid:
http://stanton-finley.net/fedora_cor...ion_notes.html