system-config-display - screen is blank (white)

[Jim Cornette]

Bill Petersen wrote:
> Oh yeah, I did the install in text mode :)
> 
> Bill Petersen wrote:
> 
>> I just purchased a new Samsung 913v 19" LCD monitor.
>> Under FC-1, I disconnected my old monitor (Compaq 21" tube) and 
>> plugged in the new monitor and it worked, but complained that the 
>> resolution was not optimum.  I decided this was the perfect time to 
>> upgrade to FC-4.  So with the Samsung attached, I went thought the 
>> install, choosing the default - gnome.
>>
>> Now when I boot, when it switches modes, I get a blank white screen, 
>> and never see anything else. If I press CTRL-ALT-F1, I get a screen 
>> with a bunch of boxes on it, and I can't see a thing.  Believing that 
>> their must be a login prompt there, I login as root.  The screen 
>> changes to text mode, and I can see most of the text that should be on 
>> the screen, but somehow I can't see everything.  Like, if I do an 'ls 
>> -l' I can see everything but the file names :)
>>
>> If I run system-config-display, it immediately blanks the screen (all 
>> white) and I can't see a thing again!.
>> If I press CTRL-ALT-F2, I can login even thought the screen is full of 
>> colored boxes like before with CTRL-ALT-F1.
>>
>> OK, so, how do I configure the system for my monitor?
>> Sure, I could hook up my old tube, configure things and then switch 
>> back, but, surely there is a way without switching monitors around - 
>> right???
>>
>> Thanks for the help!
>>
>>-- 
>>Bill
>>
>>  
>>

Download ftp://people.redhat.com/mharris/libvgahw.a to the hard disk, 
usb drive or floppy.

Rename the existing file as below:

mv /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libvgahw.a /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libvgahw.a.fc4
cp <location of saved fc3 libvgahw.a> /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libvgahw.a
chmod 444 /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libvgahw.a
chown root:root /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libvgahw.a

Reboot your system and you should be able to get X up and running.

Check bugzilla for keyword libvgahw to learn more or check fedora-list 
archives.

Jim