Can't install monitor, forced to use text mode...

[fpoole]

I'm a total n00b at this, and Fedora doesn't seem to support my monitor, so I'm forced to use text mode. How can I install it so I can get into the GUI?
(I did try stuff with xorg, no luck...)

[hiberphoptik]

yeh i had the same issue for some reason it does not like my monitor or video card during the install.

try this it worked for me

when you boot from the install CD type:

linux skipddc

then hit enter and cross your fingers

[fpoole]

Blank screen. :/

[tashirosgt]

What is the situation -have you installed and can only boot to the text mode? Or are you trying to install and can only get the text mode to do the installing?

It never hurts to mention what specific hardware you are using in case someone has already solved the problem.

[fpoole]

H/W:
Asus EAX700Pro Video Card
BenQ FP931 LCD display

I successfully installed Fedora (in text mode), but now the only way I can use it is to tack on (runlevel) "3" in GRUB for text mode. When ever I boot normally or start X in the shell, the whole thing blacks out.

Just so it's not an issue, I'll clarify that I did install a Workstation setup with X, GNOME, KDE and about 4.9gb of other stuff.

[tashirosgt]

See what the Device,Monitor and Screen sections say in your /etc/X11/xorg.conf. Do they appear to be correct for your video card and Monitor?

On my machine the look like this:

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Monitor Vendor"
ModelName "Dell 1900FP (Digital)"
DisplaySize 380 310
HorizSync 30.0 - 80.0
VertRefresh 56.0 - 76.0
Option "dpms"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "Videocard0"
Driver "radeon"
VendorName "Videocard vendor"
BoardName "ATI Radeon 7000"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Videocard0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 16
Modes "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection

[Robgould]

Which fedor did you install? 4?

[Robgould]

The reason that I ask, is the first time I installed Fedora I accidentally installed fc1 and had the same issue that you are having. It was gone with fc3 and 4. Just a thought.

[suv]

keep on trying ctrl + alt + (+/-) slowly (be patient) to cycle through screen resolutions. I had the blank screen problem when i had to temporarily switch monitors on my FC3 install.

[fpoole]

Originally Posted by Robgould

Which fedor did you install? 4?

FC4 x86 64

@suv: thanks for the suggestion, but I'm still stuck. I've already had to borrow one component for this, and might have to borrow another. :P

[fpoole]

@tashirosgt:

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Monitor Vendor"
ModelName "Unknown monitor"
HorizSync 31.5 - 37.9
VertRefresh 50.0 - 70.0
Option "dpms"
EndSection


Section "Device"
Identifier "Videocard0"
Driver "vesa"
VendorName "Videocard vendor"
BoardName "VESA driver (generic)"
EndSection


Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Videocard0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 16
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 16
Modes "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection

[fpoole]

Different (CRT - Generic) Monitor -- Did not work. I'm guessing it's the card...

[tashirosgt]

I found a page ( http://www.yoursite.com/pc-188255-21...protvd256.aspx ) that says your card is a "pci express" or "PCI-E" based on the Radeon X700 PRO - PCI Express x16 - 256 MB. So it might help you to used the search, advanced search feature of the forum to look for threads about the Radeon x700 PCI-E. The "vesa" driver is a brand-X type of driver that works for many cards, but the PCI-E cards are rather new. So it is likely that the driver is indeed the problem.

[fpoole]

Well, I tried the appropriate X.org rpm for my card, and xorg.conf has changed...I'll keep looking around.

[tashirosgt]

Its possible to edit xorg.conf by hand if one knows the right entries. What do the errors in /var/log/Xorg.0.log say?