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Old 05-23-2009, 04:25 AM   #1
jayaram
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Fedora10 s/m not working properly bcz graphics prblm-very slow..Pls help by-JAYARAM


Hai my linux friends,my fedora10 machine is not working properly because some graphics problem:Problem is that,

After installation done successfully,when the s/m boots again a msg like this "ForceXPAon :0" comes repeatedly.When I press 'Enter key' s/m comes to normal mode [localhost@localdomain#].
After 10 seconds same msg["ForceXPAon :0"] printed on monitor.
After login as root,when I use 'startx' cmd(or, init 5) flickering display and remains in same state.
xorg.conf file was not found in /etc/X11/ till now.I save that file manually using system-config-display.rpm,but the s/m remains in same state.

Then I edit that xorg.conf file like following(see newly added lines in bold):

Section "Device"
Driver "vesa"
option "AccelMethod" "XAA"

After reboot, when use startx I got GUI but the s/m is very very slow.Please help me..how can I solve the problem.
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My s/m details are follows:
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Notbook Model : Compaq Presario CQ60,Notebook PC
s/m board ID :303c
pdt no :FT281EA#ABV
processor dtls :AMD Sempron(tm),SI-40,2000MHz
HDD -120GB,RAM-2GB
BIOS :F.24
Display Adapter :NVDIA GetForce8200MG
Monitor :Generic Pnp Monitor NTx86,
ACPI x86 based PC.
Because I give detailed dtls, I can't get valuable soln frm anywhere.I'm interested in using linux,but time is go & go I didnt got valuable soln till now....Please help me......
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Jayaram,India.
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Last edited by jayaram; 05-23-2009 at 04:28 AM.
 
Old 05-24-2009, 05:13 AM   #2
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try use "vesa" driver in xorg.conf
 
Old 05-24-2009, 11:21 PM   #3
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Pls Read my doubt carefully

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try use "vesa" driver in xorg.conf
hai, Pls read fully my query, I use vesa in xorg.conf,i got GUI but the s/m is very very slow rather than we think.Did you hav any alternative soln for that???....thanx to reply for my query,thanx....Can u help me??
 
  


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