OS freezes after logging in after installing ATI driver

[fev]

This is what I did...

1) Installed Fedora
2) Updated Foedora
3) Downloaded ati drivers
4) Did a sh <filename>.run
5) Took defaults, reset.

System freezes after logging in =/

Very new to linux... Very confused =(

[fev]

Now I need to backup a step further...

Went into Display settings and chose radeon.

Not the display won't launch. I can get to the point of being able to log into a command line like area, but no GUI. How do I reset to the vesa display?

Yikes.... I suck.

[Wayne]

If you can get a command line when you boot, login as root and type:

nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf

and change 'radeon' or whatever to vesa, then press CTRL-X to exit, save the file and you should be good to go. Nano was installed by default here, hopefully for you too.

Wayne

[fev]

Looks like nano will lanuch... But there is no text in the xorg.conf I think? Maybe thats the wrong location?

[fev]

Or... maybe I don't know how to type X11 instead of x11. Ugh.

Ok!

Set to vesa and now I get the gui again. Is there an easy way to get this ati driver installed. All the guides so far are kinda scary for a beginner.

I ran the .run file from ati. Is there a safe way to switch to that driver. Or is there a nice and easy installer like Envy? (used that with Ubuntu)

[Wayne]

Note the capital letter in 'X11'

Wayne

[Wayne]

Nah, it's easy... according to Leigh! You just need to enable the 'Livna' repo and install the driver. You'll need the Livna repo enabled anyway for DVD/MP3 and other multimedia support. He's not around right now, but I'm sure he'll jump in to help when he does, in the meantime, look for his guide.

Wayne