New monitor and I am getting no display (GUI)

[Wayne Leutwyler]

Appeet wrote:
> Thanks,
>  
> I used my FC3 install cd., went on linux rescue mode.
>  
> Issued the command "system-config-display --reconfig" -
> It gave a message "Trying with card : Intel 810" after which my screen 
> went blank and never returned.
>  
> What could I be doing wrong ? (I have another thread on this group where 
> I am having issue with swap, can these 2 be related ?) - when i do top 
> my total swap, available, used = 0!
> 
> */Wayne Leutwyler <wayne-leutwyler at columbus.rr.com>/* wrote:
> 
>     Appeet wrote:
>      > I had installed fedora fc3 on my desktop. Everything was working
>     fine
>      > until I connected a "New MONITOR".
>      >
>      > Once I installed my new monitor, I do not get any GUI. Only the
>     shell
>      > appears during startup and after that it is just the monitor
>     power light
>      > blinking (I know monitor is fine because on my dual boot things
>     are well
>      > on the XP side)
>      >
>      > So what do i need to do ? Do I need to probe my new monitor ? How
>     can I
>      > do it ?
>      >
>      > Graphics card : Intel 82810 display adapter
>      > Monitor : Samsung Samtron 55V
>      >
>      > Thanks in advance.,
>      >
>      >
>      >
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>     login as root and issuse this command.
> 
>     system-config-display --reconfig
> 
>     Now you can reconfigure your new monitor.
> 
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When you boot your system (without being in rescue mode) do you get 
dumped to a text log in prompt? If so log in as root and try the 
system-config-display --reconfig again. What are the results. If you are 
not able to see the screen when you boot this way then read below.

Another thing you can do is boot into run level 3 and by pass any X 
stuff. Do this by hitting the e key when the grub menu is up then edit 
the kernel line and add a 3 at the end of it. hit enter and then b when 
your ready to boot. Once here you can again try to reconfigure your 
display like above.

One thing that you can try would be to make a copy of the current 
xorg.conf and then delete the current xorg.conf, and try to run the 
system-config-display --reconfig again. Please remember to make a copy 
before you delete it.

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