Can't read screen after install

TurboRush91 · 05-27-2005, 10:29 PM

Hi Everybody,

I got mandrake 10.1 going on an older computer of mine, so I decided to put it on my newer computer with a Dell 17" flat panel monitor (dell 1703fp). Anyway, after the install I get the boot loader screen and it displays perfectly, however, immediately after I select linux the screen becomes completely garbeled and completely unreadable, I can't even log in because I can't see anything. Its completely out of sync.

I am a newb to this, so I do not know where to start or what to do. Help.

Thanks!

masand · 05-27-2005, 10:57 PM

u need to configuire ur montir for the screen
so boot into text mode
and run

XFdrake

this will help u in configuring ur monitor
for advanced users
there is

xorgconfig

regards

TurboRush91 · 05-28-2005, 02:23 PM

I tried both of those and I just can't get a nice crisp clean, usuable size screen

masand · 05-29-2005, 12:18 AM

did u use the corect values for ur Horizontal and vertical refresh rates

regards

TurboRush91 · 05-29-2005, 09:54 AM

Yep, pulled all the values right from dells website.

Basically what happens is, when I enter the right values everything is just garbled and can't see anything. When I pick some values that are kind of close, I can read everything, but the screen is HUGE, like I'd need 4 monitors to see the whole t hing.

masand · 05-29-2005, 10:03 AM

there is an option of
"do u want a screen larger than physical screen"

during xorgconfig

do not enable that

regards

TurboRush91 · 05-29-2005, 05:43 PM

hmm... good point, I don't remeber setting that option, but there is a good chance I screwed that up somewhere along the lone...

TurboRush91 · 05-29-2005, 07:40 PM

Ahh, this is a lost cause I think. I think this is related to my video card... I think it just doesn't have the right or appropriate driver.

bozoka45 · 05-30-2005, 12:32 AM

I've been having the same problem if it makes you feel any better. I've just been using the command line version

Only difference is that it works fine on my newer computers, yet I can't seem to get it to work onthe older computers.

J.K · 05-30-2005, 10:03 PM

What video card are you using? Have you tried different drivers in xfdrake?

I had this happen when installing on a machine with an Nvidia card and i had to change my xorg.conf file where it says , Driver "nv" to Driver "vesa" for it to work.

There is another thread going at the moment where he had to actually download and install the proper Nvidia driver to get it to work properly.

It is almost certainly a driver issue. At least in as much as the wrong one has been chosen.

TurboRush91 · 05-31-2005, 09:20 AM

Its a Intel build in card, can't remeber the chipset off the top of my head, but the proper package for this is already installed, I select the right driver from XFDrake and nada. I have picked more than a few different drivers to test it out... I need to refer to intel's website tonight, they had additional sets if things didn't go as planned.

J.K · 05-31-2005, 09:33 AM

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Originally posted by TurboRush91
Its a Intel build in card, can't remeber the chipset off the top of my head, but the proper package for this is already installed, I select the right driver from XFDrake and nada. I have picked more than a few different drivers to test it out... I need to refer to intel's website tonight, they had additional sets if things didn't go as planned.

If you have tried all the drivers in xfdrake then the intel site may be your only option unless you want to install a cheap video card. That should fix the problem.