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Old 01-09-2006, 03:54 PM   #1
wij32
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Mandriva TFT display problem


hey all. i am very new to linux so here goes: just finished installing mandriva linux on to my new pc, it has a 128mb ATI radeaon graphics card with a dell 19" tft monitor. the install went as planned, totally graphical and everything was ok.
When they system boots and attempts to load X the screen goes black and says "cannot display".
any helps would be great, thanks in advance.
Myles
 
Old 01-10-2006, 11:31 AM   #2
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It sounds like either the refresh rate or dimensions of your X server are too much for your monitor to handle. If you can find your config file (either /etc/X11/XF86Config or /etc/X11/xorg.conf) and post it here, people can check to see what your settings are and recommend a fix.

Even if I'm not right with that guess, it will be some kind of config problem and tweaking your config file will fix it!
 
  


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