I just installed Red Hat Linux on a new harddrive. The problem is when linux boots up past the boot loader my monitor goes wacky and says "Invalid Sync.". The same thing happens when I boot up from the linux CD and try to use the graphical setup (I was forced to use the text setup to install). I have an Nvidia Geforce FX 5200, but when selecting the video card I just went with the default, with 24 bit color depth. Is there anyway to change these settings now that I've already installed it and it wont boot up past GRUB?
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Ok, I reinstalled everything and chose the right drivers for my graphics card and my monitor, and I chose text login just to play safe. I can boot up into bash now, but when I press startx it does the same monitor invalid sync. problem. Any suggestions?
franklin97355
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Try setting the resolution to VGA as the default and see if you can get in.
Hi Dreadson,
If your running Redhat Linux, you might give the following link a try. Things have since changed for Fedora Core 1.
Regards,
LelandJ
Leland F. Jackson, CPA
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Nothing Runs Like the Fox
If your running Redhat Linux, you might give the following link a try. Things have since changed for Fedora Core 1.
Regards,
LelandJ
Leland F. Jackson, CPA
Software - Master (TM)
Nothing Runs Like the Fox
Find the website of the monitor manufacturer. Most will have pages or downloadable docs that you can use to find out the valid range of sync rates your monitor supports.
Use the generated XFree86 config file (It will be mostly correct) and change the sync rates using your favourite editor, to see if it fixes the problem.
Use the generated XFree86 config file (It will be mostly correct) and change the sync rates using your favourite editor, to see if it fixes the problem.
This problem is pretty similar to the one that I'm having. I have SuSE Pro 9.0 and had a big 20" Sun Trinitron tube monitor on my system, and was running a pretty high resolution with it.
Then a couple weeks ago, my Sun monitor crapped out on me. It was pretty old. So now I'm back to using a smaller monitor that can't do nearly what the Sun could do, and I can't get Linux to boot to the GUI. I'm positive that it's trying to use a resolution and refresh rate that is too high.
I can boot to a command line only, but how the heck can I reset my display settings so I can actually bring up X server GUI? There's gotta be something at the command line that can do it, but I am stumped.
Thanks!
Then a couple weeks ago, my Sun monitor crapped out on me. It was pretty old. So now I'm back to using a smaller monitor that can't do nearly what the Sun could do, and I can't get Linux to boot to the GUI. I'm positive that it's trying to use a resolution and refresh rate that is too high.
I can boot to a command line only, but how the heck can I reset my display settings so I can actually bring up X server GUI? There's gotta be something at the command line that can do it, but I am stumped.
Thanks!
Hi Dreadson,
Maybe this will help:
Regards,
LelandJ
Leland F. Jackson, CPA
Software - Master (TM)
Nothing Runs Like the Fox
Maybe this will help:
Regards,
LelandJ
Leland F. Jackson, CPA
Software - Master (TM)
Nothing Runs Like the Fox
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