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Hello, I was trying to install Fedora Core 2, but during the beginning of the installation it specifies my wrong video device. It sets my video card as my old onboard video card instead of the one I use (geforce4). This gives me problems after installation because it can't load the graphical interface. This problem does not happen with Fedora Core 1, it picks the correct display card. Is there any way to change the display driver after installation of Fedora core 2 or maybe before installation?
Haven't had that problem myself, but why not try going to "Start Here"/System Settings/Display/Hardware/ Video Card/Configure and pick out the correct one?
no, the problem is I can't load the user graphical interface (X-interface failed) to do that JustOl'Bob, I can only load the terminal. Is there a way to change the video card device through the terminal? what is the command?
Man, that's out of my league, I'm afraid. Still working through the basics of Command language myself. If you don't get a reponse here, try posting over on http://fedoraforum.org/ and I'd give the post a better title.... maybe " need help changing video card in Terminal" or "what's the command to correct video card error".
BTW, I suppose you've already gone into the bios and disabled that onboard video, right? Now, if it was my box, if that didn't work, I'd have pulled the Geforce 4 card, enabled onboard graphics and so I could have gone into the GUI and picked the Geforce 4 card, shut down and reinstalled the Geforce 4 card. Might mess everything up, might fix it. Free advice; you get what you pay for, right?
The command is nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf. Keep going down until you find your driver, and input the correct name. You might try "geforce"; I think its the default. You can then install the Nvidia drivers inside X later.
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