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Hi all... How do I tell SuSE that my screen is 12 inch? It seems to default to 15". When I connect my 12" all I get on the screen is green and white lines. The boot screen shows fine. I guess I need to give a command at the boot screen, but what? I'm running 8.1. Thanks JIM -- Jim Hatridge Linux User #88484 ------------------------------------------------------ BayerWulf Linux System # 129656 The Recycled Beowulf Project Looking for throw-away or obsolete computers and parts to recycle into a Linux super computer
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Good day Jim,
How do I tell SuSE that my screen is 12 inch? It seems to default to 15". When I connect my 12" all I get on the screen is green and white lines. The boot screen shows fine. I guess I need to give a command at the boot screen, but what? I'm running 8.1.
I do not think that your screen's physical size has anything to say. What you describe sounds like a mismatch between resolution and refresh rates. Or it could be that you told the installation to use other hardware than what is in your computer. When you get to the stripes, try pressing Ctrl+Alt+F1 and see if it takes you to a text screen logon prompt. If so, log in as root and start yast (not yast2) and make sure your hardware is correct, and that you have not set resolutions and refresh rates on your screen and graphics card any higher than their specifications. When you are done in yast, log out and press Alt+F7. This should take you back to the stripes. Then press Ctrl+Alt+Backspace, which should restart the graphical environment with whatever new setting you have made. Best regards Johnny :o)
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HI Johnny et al... On Saturday 11 January 2003 20:40, Johnny Ernst Nielsen wrote:
Good day Jim,
How do I tell SuSE that my screen is 12 inch? It seems to default to 15". When I connect my 12" all I get on the screen is green and white lines. The boot screen shows fine. I guess I need to give a command at the boot screen, but what? I'm running 8.1.
I do not think that your screen's physical size has anything to say.
I'm sorry, I didn't make myself understood. I do use X at all on this system. After the boot screen (which works) I get only green & white lines. When I switch to another screen there is only a white line at the top where the log in should be. TIA JIM
What you describe sounds like a mismatch between resolution and refresh rates. Or it could be that you told the installation to use other hardware than what is in your computer.
When you get to the stripes, try pressing Ctrl+Alt+F1 and see if it takes you to a text screen logon prompt.
If so, log in as root and start yast (not yast2) and make sure your hardware is correct, and that you have not set resolutions and refresh rates on your screen and graphics card any higher than their specifications.
When you are done in yast, log out and press Alt+F7. This should take you back to the stripes. Then press Ctrl+Alt+Backspace, which should restart the graphical environment with whatever new setting you have made.
Best regards
Johnny :o)
-- Jim Hatridge Linux User #88484 ------------------------------------------------------ BayerWulf Linux System # 129656 The Recycled Beowulf Project Looking for throw-away or obsolete computers and parts to recycle into a Linux super computer
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Good day Jim,
How do I tell SuSE that my screen is 12 inch? It seems to default to 15". When I connect my 12" all I get on the screen is green and white lines. The boot screen shows fine. I guess I need to give a command at the boot screen, but what? I'm running 8.1.
I'm sorry, I didn't make myself understood. I do use X at all on this system. After the boot screen (which works) I get only green & white lines. When I switch to another screen there is only a white line at the top where the log in should be.
You are NOT using X at all. And the boot text looks fine as it scrolls over the screen, but once you get to the text logon prompt your screen is messed up? It still could sound as if something is out of order with your setup of your monitor refresh rate in relation to your graphics card. Although it is spooky that the screen looks fine as long as text is scrolling over it. Can you blindly log in as root and start yast? (Once it is started you can quit it pressing the Tab key twize and the Enter key once.) Will yast display properly? Best regards :o) Johnny :o) P.S. Do not reply to me directly. I am on the mailing list.
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On Sun, 12 Jan 2003, James Hatridge wrote:
HI Johnny et al...
On Saturday 11 January 2003 20:40, Johnny Ernst Nielsen wrote:
Good day Jim,
How do I tell SuSE that my screen is 12 inch? It seems to default to 15". When I connect my 12" all I get on the screen is green and white lines. The boot screen shows fine. I guess I need to give a command at the boot screen, but what? I'm running 8.1.
I do not think that your screen's physical size has anything to say.
I'm sorry, I didn't make myself understood. I do use X at all on this system. After the boot screen (which works) I get only green & white lines. When I switch to another screen there is only a white line at the top where the log in should be.
Have you tried to give the boot parameter: vga=normal ? Regards Ole
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HI Ole et al... On Sunday 12 January 2003 23:30, Ole Kofoed Hansen wrote:
On Sun, 12 Jan 2003, James Hatridge wrote:
HI Johnny et al...
On Saturday 11 January 2003 20:40, Johnny Ernst Nielsen wrote:
Good day Jim,
How do I tell SuSE that my screen is 12 inch? It seems to default to 15". When I connect my 12" all I get on the screen is green and white lines. The boot screen shows fine. I guess I need to give a command at the boot screen, but what? I'm running 8.1.
I do not think that your screen's physical size has anything to say.
I'm sorry, I didn't make myself understood. I do use X at all on this system. After the boot screen (which works) I get only green & white lines. When I switch to another screen there is only a white line at the top where the log in should be.
Have you tried to give the boot parameter: vga=normal ?
This was what I was looking for! Thanks JIM -- Jim Hatridge Linux User #88484 ------------------------------------------------------ BayerWulf Linux System # 129656 The Recycled Beowulf Project Looking for throw-away or obsolete computers and parts to recycle into a Linux super computer
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