Refresh Rate...?

TrendMonster · 11-22-2003, 08:59 PM

Hello, I recently installed Mandrake 9.2 and everything seems to work right up until it loads KDE. I think that the refresh rate is too high, but I don't know how to change it.

If that isn't the problem, can someone please tell me what is? thank you in advance.

karthikrr · 11-23-2003, 08:23 AM

what happens when KDE loads? Nobody can help if they dont know what exactly happens.....

TrendMonster · 11-23-2003, 03:57 PM

Well...when it boots up, I dont even see KDE, my monitor just goes into standby mode.

I have:

Processor: 1 Intel Celeron 500MHz
RAM: 192 MB SDRAM
HD1: Maxtor HD Master (Windows XP Pro SP1)
HD2: 20GB Maxtor HD Slave (Mandrake 9.2)
Video: ATI Radeon 7200 32MB PCI SDR w/TV Out
Monitor: HP Pavilion M50
CD1: HP CD Writer Plus 8000 Series
CD2: LG DVD-ROM 8x

TrendMonster · 11-23-2003, 08:31 PM

*bump
Can someone please help me out? I would appreciate it a lot.

karthikrr · 11-24-2003, 06:02 AM

maybe ur horiz and vert sync in XF86Config are out of range..... this would cause ur monitor to refuse to display anything so that it doesnt blow up.... of course, I may be entirely wrong.... :-) somebody with more exp get in here.....

I think u need to try and boot into the console..... There are some options with which u can enter single-user mode, thru lilo (or whatever bootloader), which will HOPEFULLY take u to ur console, so that u can change the sync.... but I forget what these commands are......

I suggest u let this thread die, and FIRST, search for info on booting into a different 'Runlevel' thru the boot-loader..... and if u dont find anything, start a new one with the subject "Changing runlevels from the bootloader", or something like that..... :-)

karthikrr · 11-24-2003, 06:03 AM

oh, and this isnt really a 'hardware' issue.... try the Mandrake forum.... u have better chances of getting a reply there.....

TrendMonster · 11-24-2003, 01:18 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by karthikrr
oh, and this isnt really a 'hardware' issue.... try the Mandrake forum.... u have better chances of getting a reply there.....

Do a search for "Mandrake Forum" on google.com, this is the first forum that you dont have to pay for.

I can get into console after boot, there is an option for "linux", "failsafe" (this one boots to console), "windows", and "floppy".

karthikrr · 11-24-2003, 11:04 PM

umm, there is a Mandrake-specific forum right on this site, www.linuxquestions.org ... look around a bit, and u'll find it....

once u get into console, u need to run xf86config (if thats the one u have in Mandrake... never used it, so dunno) and set ur monitor sync manually.... u can get ur monitor syncs from ur monitor documentation......

and goto the main page of this site, and look around a bit....