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Hello all. I'm having trouble with mandriva 2006 not picking up my NEC Accsyc50 LCD monitor. When it boots up all i see is fuzzy screen, and that's it. Anybody ...
  1. 11-22-2005 #1
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    Mandriva 2006 didn't pick up my monitor



    Hello all. I'm having trouble with mandriva 2006 not picking up my NEC Accsyc50 LCD monitor. When it boots up all i see is fuzzy screen, and that's it. Anybody know how i can setup my monitor? Not sure how to get to Runlevel 3 when it's like this. Thank you for your time on this matter.

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    In theory your monitor is supported (I checked) so during setup you should try to manually select it. Is that what you did?
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    Yes i did select it. My mistake was when it asked me for a test it display a colorful fuzzy screen. I though that was normal and proceeded. Yeah i know "Newbie Mistake" lol. Is there a way to fix this?
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    Quote Originally Posted by bkz81
    Yes i did select it. My mistake was when it asked me for a test it display a colorful fuzzy screen. I though that was normal and proceeded. Yeah i know "Newbie Mistake" lol. Is there a way to fix this?
    Not sure about that one. Probably because I've never faced a similar problem. To change run levels you need a command line (CLI). As root - you supply your password - and use the init command. You would type init 3

    It could be something to do with the way your video card is set up. You have a good card for Linux, so in the end that shouldn't be a problem.

    I think you need someone else to help you with this. Sorry I can't help you a bit more.

    EDIT: Funny how the mind works. I was thinking about this on the train this morning ... You might want to look at the manual for your monitor and make a note of your vertical and horizontal refresh rates. If they aren't set right, you'll get nonsense on your screen.

    Also, are you using the right resolution? I haven't done a fresh install for ages, but I think it should prompt you for a res. If it's set too high, you might have problems.

    It might be a case of setting your res. lower, getting things going and installing the right drivers for your video card. Just a few thoughts ... from my train journey.
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    Hi, boot into failsafe, then do a
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    XFdrake
    at the CLI this will then let you setup the monitor & card again. I would try a custom selection first to make sure it works. You can also try reading the Xorg.0.log in /var/log for any errors. This can be done with the following command
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    cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log | less
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