Re: Problem with displaying

[Alfred Hovdestad <alfred.hovdestad@xxxxxxxx>]

It sounds like the resolution is set too high for the monitor.  Try 
reducing the screen size to 1024x768 or 800x600.

   Alfred


Mark Vojkovich wrote:
>    I don't know what to make of your problem with the screen
> flashing on and off.  Is this a laptop?  It sounds like maybe
> a power management thing.
>
>    As for startx not working, we'll need to see the /var/log/XFree86.0.log
> file.  Everything needed to diagnose a failure to start X should
> be in there.
>
> 		Mark.
>
> On Fri, 10 Feb 2006, Robert Mckeon wrote:
>
>
> > After my computer boots, the screen and the keyboard flash off every
> > few seconds, and then they flash back on. They are on while the
> > computer is booting, but after that, I can't get them to stay on. Also,
> > the startx (or xstart, whichever one it is) does not work, and I don't
> > know why. This all started when the system gave me some error with
> > graphical interface, and I ignored it. So now my computer with linux
> > can't be used at all. How do I fix this?
> >
> > -Robert
>
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