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I've upgraded my new computer from Vista to Fedora core 10, but when I try to plug the VGA cable to my LCD TV, I get part way through the ...
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    [SOLVED] Fedora 10 LCD screen not supported

    I've upgraded my new computer from Vista to Fedora core 10, but when I try to plug the VGA cable to my LCD TV, I get part way through the boot up and then the screen goes black with the message "Mode Not Supported". I've looked through the forums, and I'm sure the solution involves changing some display settings, but I'm still fairly new to Linux and can't seem to figure out where to make the changes in FC10 (I can't find the xorg.config file mentioned in posts dealing with previous versions of Fedora)

    Entering the command> spci | grep VGA
    I get: 00:0d.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation GeForce 6100 nForce 430 (rev a2)

    I greatly appreciate any assistance!

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    Was the display/tv plugged into the system when you installed it? It seems that the video parameters for the device are incorrectly set.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rubberman View Post
    Was the display/tv plugged into the system when you installed it? It seems that the video parameters for the device are incorrectly set.
    The computer was plugged into the LCD TV when I first booted from a Fedora 10 live CD. The display looked normal at the beginning, but after a progress bar at the bottom of the screen completed, the screen went blank except for the message "Mode Not Supported". I was able to do the grahical install of Fedora 10 using an old monitor, but I would much rather be using the TV as the display.

    How would I go about chaning the video parameters after installing Fedra 10? I'm sure it's a simple matter of changing some video settings, since the first parts of the Fedora boot show up normally on the LCD TV screen, and Vista displayed normally on the display before I booted under Fedora.

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    Post the contents of /etc/X11/xorg.conf file here.
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    Quote Originally Posted by devils casper View Post
    Post the contents of /etc/X11/xorg.conf file here.
    I don't see an xorg.config file in the directory /etc/X11

    The only things I see in the /etc/X11 directory are:
    applnk , fontpath.d , xdm , xinit , prefdm , Xmodmap and Xresources

    The first 4 are subdirectories, the last three are files.

    Is there supposed to be an xorg.config file there in Fedora 10? I'm sure that I didn't delete or remove it.

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    It means Fedora is using default values.
    Execute this
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    su -
    lspci | grep -i vga
    Post output here.
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    Quote Originally Posted by devils casper View Post
    It means Fedora is using default values.
    Execute this
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    su -
    lspci | grep -i vga
    Post output here.
    Here's what I get
    su -
    lspci | grep -i vga

    00:0d.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation GeForce 6100 nForce 430 (rev a2)

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    You have to configure Monitor Section for LCD TV.
    Have you installed Nvidia Proprietary Driver?
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    I attempted to find and install the NVIDIA driver, but wasn't getting anywhere fast.

    However, I tried installing Fedora 11 and it worked perfectly on my LCD screen right from the get-go!
    Thank you very much for your help, and I'm happy to report that everyhing is working great

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