Monitor Help

chrispeters82 · 09-22-2003, 09:16 AM

First off hi my name is chris and i recently downloaded Mandrake 9.2 off the internet and it installs correctly and when test the video i can see the box but when it starts up on the first boot the monitor goes into standby and thats it i have a ati radeon 7000 with a hansol 720a monitor on a 1.3 ghz Athlon with 325mb ram anyhelp will be appreciated......Chris

LarryDoliver · 09-22-2003, 10:19 AM

Chris, seems that X is trying to display a resolution/timing that is out of range for your monitor.

From a shell (as root) edit /etc/X11/XFree86 (after backing up the original) and jump to the end of the file. You'll see many supported resolutions and timings down there. Remove all except the one that you want - that you know your monitor supports. Save, restart X.

chrispeters82 · 09-22-2003, 10:21 AM

OK thanks i will try that when i get home and post up the results

chrispeters82 · 09-22-2003, 05:24 PM

hey i am still lost i cannot figure how to edit the file or which commands to enter i also found this don't know if it helps
http://home.powertech.no/oyvinsat/a/...or.html#hansol

LarryDoliver · 09-30-2003, 12:50 PM

Try Xconfigurator from the console...