Kernel 3.7.x Breaks Video Display

[Mark LaPierre]

On 02/17/2013 01:23 PM, David Dembrow wrote:
> Fedora 17 wants to upgrade the kernel (currently 3.6.11-5) to 3.7.x and
> when I do my dual head display comes up with a single head and a video
> display that is completely useless - colors are psychedelic and text
> illegible. I think I have an nVidia card (fedora 17 did not want to play
> with a matrox card).
>
> Is there a way to correct the video for kernel 3.7.x?

This sounds quite similar to another string on this same mailing list.

The solution was to update the Nvidia driver.  Seems the previous 
version does not work with the current kernel.

If you're using the Nouveau driver then just forget I ever suggested this.

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