Hi, I'm running Fedora 10, 2.6.27.7-134.fc10.i686
I've done extensive troubleshooting, anything I've missed or any pointers would be much appreciated. Thanks!
Defining the problem
Started: 2008-12-23 11:46:47 AM Last Active: 2008-12-23 11:48:52 AM
Every day or so it boots up and starts in a low resolution mode, and I'm unable to change it once I'm in. Don't know why exactly it does sometimes and not other times. Shutting down and restarting now. Will report what happens. No physical changes other than shutting down.
No change, booted up in low resolution again
Started: 2008-12-23 11:52:04 AM Last Active: 2008-12-23 11:53:03 AM
Now going to try shutdown computer, then switch off monitor. Then startup computer, then switch back on the monitor. Will report results
That worked!
Started: 2008-12-23 11:56:01 AM Last Active: 2008-12-23 11:57:47 AM
That worked. However when it was booting up the monitor went into a kind of squeel until it switched the X then it was quiet again. Now I'm going to shutdown and turn back on without touching the monitor. Will report back.
Now back into low resolution
Started: 2008-12-23 12:00:31 PM Last Active: 2008-12-23 12:01:35 PM
It booted back into the low resolution (800x600). So I'm thinking the problem is with the boot recognition with maybe the BIOS. Let's have a look at the BIOS settings. Will report back.
BIOS settings
Started: 2008-12-23 12:14:08 PM Last Active: 2008-12-23 12:16:31 PM
May have had a hit. It had Primary Graphics Adapter set at PCI -- however I have an ATI Radeon 9600+ which is AGP, so I changed that to AGP. No change when I booted up. But I will shut down and boot up again. See what happens. Side note: Noticed the CPU temp was high at 52 degrees celcius and M/B temp at 32 degrees celcius. And CPU Fan speed at 6071 RPM - may take out the resistor which makes it spin slower.
Didn't work
Started: 2008-12-23 12:22:47 PM Last Active: 2008-12-23 12:29:12 PM
Although it seemed to be a good explanation, it didn't work Making me think it is with the Boot loader OR the new boot screen program. As looked around BIOS not much else that could have done. Going to take a look around the options with GRUB (bootloader in System). The one in Fedora System bar is pretty simple and only lets me choose the kernel version, not much else. Googling to see how I can adjust start up resolution. Going to boot into the real mode now to see what resolution I want it to be in.
The resolution I want is 1280x1024 @60Hz
Started: 2008-12-23 12:36:21 PM Last Active: 2008-12-23 12:45:39 PM
And it was interesting to note that it wouldn't boot into that mode if I waited too long to switch the monitor on after switching the tower on. I needed to do it while the BIOS was loading up in order for it to work. Which is strange. Maybe it is something in the BIOS. OR just use the software to force it to go into 1280x1024.
Went to /boot/grub/grub.conf and no sign of screen resolution startup
Started: 2008-12-23 12:45:39 PM Last Active: 2008-12-23 12:46:24 PM
Going to see if I can see anything on the internet
Could be the Xorg server, try edit those configs
Started: 2008-12-23 01:15:39 PM Last Active: 2008-12-23 01:27:52 PM
Moved all the xorg config files into backup folder. see if that makes any difference. Rebooting.
Started: 2008-12-23 01:33:13 PM Last Active: 2008-12-23 01:36:11 PM
Didn't make any difference. Trying to see how fedora 10 boots up thinking it could be an xorg config file that I may have overwritten or if it needs one.
Try put an xorg.conf there - install system-display-config
Started: 2008-12-23 01:36:11 PM Last Active: 2008-12-23 01:39:57 PM
With "sudo yum install system-config-display" Also as a side note in /etc/X11/ there a few config files that I could play around with
to make things more custom. Maybe change the login background and stuff
Installed.
Started: 2008-12-23 01:39:57 PM Last Active: 2008-12-23 01:42:28 PM
It sees the graphics card. But autoconfigures monitor. So now I'm going to try force that to 1280x1024. Will report back. (In System-> Administration -> Display)
That stuffed up my xorg
Started: 2008-12-23 02:34:51 PM Last Active: 2008-12-23 02:34:52 PM
That just gave me a blank screen as soon as it went to the login screen. I needed to use to rescue by removing the xorg.conf in the rescue mode. Time to put it to the forums.
Ideas? Suggestions? Cheers
