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Installed Linux: Black screen, faint writing and no response

supercoolio1
06-15-2005, 05:04 PM
Please Help!
Installed Linux today on my XP PC. By using Microsofts virtual PC. At the end of the installation it could not recognise my graphics card on screen resolution. I tried the default it choose and then accidently set the resolution on 1 million colors. Now on launching I get a larger black screen with faint writing on it. I'm so new to Linux that I just don't know what to do. I need step by step instructions as this was suppose to be a learning experience for me....and it did not last long!
Red Hat Linux/x86 9 (Shrike) is what I have installed
Radeon x300 series is my Graphics card.

Please help me...otherwise my linux adventure will have lasted all but 1 day..
In return I will pray for a good life for you.

supercoolio1@yahoo.co.uk

supercoolio1
06-16-2005, 08:51 PM
THANKS for the help guys...lol

Anyway just re-installed the whole thing again and this time it doing the same as does not like the graphics driver its using (a generic one).

How do re-configure it? Without re-installing the whole thing again
come on you Linux boys lets have some answers!

supercoolio

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06-16-2005, 08:51 PM
  

Phantasm66
06-16-2005, 09:24 PM
See if you can run Xconfigurator from the command line.

supercoolio1
06-17-2005, 12:54 PM
Thanks for the reply.

If try to do ctrl-alt-f1. I get a commad line screen with messages that proccesses are starting. If type any command I get no response...then i8253 count is too high! resetting.

I'm so new to this that I need step by step advise....

supercoolio1

abishere
06-26-2005, 05:31 AM
find out all the info you can about your monitor and manuall put the settings in there

Justin
06-26-2005, 06:02 AM
Try CTRL ALT F2 and see if you get a login prompt


If you do, login and run this:

X -configure





If that is successful, use the config file it generates.

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