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From: Bob on 6 Feb 2010 15:22 I have Fedora 12 running on an older computer. That computer started to get flakey so I put the hard drive into a newer computer as my boot drive. Now Linux wont recognize the new video card (which is built in on the motherboard). I dont know what the video card is to find out what driver I need. Is there a command I can do to find out what the video 'card' is so I can install the correct driver? I tried system-config-display but it fails to start X server. I also tried 'X -configure' with no luck. I dont get why 'they' just dont fix system-config-display so it will do what the setup does during the first install (revert back to whatever video mode works) so you can select the proper driver/mode/screen etc. As a side note, when it boots, it sure knows how to use the video because its in a graphics mode showing the text there. I dont get it. Ive had many problems over the years with this exact issue between machines. Thanks for your help
From: The Natural Philosopher on 6 Feb 2010 15:26 Bob wrote: > > > I dont get it. Ive had many problems over the years with this > exact issue between machines. > which shows its a fairly tough one to crack. > Thanks for your help
From: Bryce on 6 Feb 2010 15:34 Bob wrote: > I have Fedora 12 running on an older computer. That > computer started to get flakey so I put the hard drive > into a newer computer > as my boot drive. Now Linux wont recognize the new video > card > (which is built in on the motherboard). I dont know what > the video card is to find out what driver I need. > > Is there a command I can do to find out what the video > 'card' is so I can install the correct driver? > > I tried system-config-display but it fails to start X > server. I also tried 'X -configure' with no luck. > > I dont get why 'they' just dont fix system-config-display > so it will do what the setup does during the first install > (revert back to whatever video mode works) so you can > select the proper driver/mode/screen etc. > > As a side note, when it boots, it sure knows how to use > the video because its in a graphics mode showing the text > there. > > I dont get it. Ive had many problems over the years with > this exact issue between machines. > > Thanks for your help Does your install include /etc/X11/xorg.conf ? If so, rename it to get it out of the way and then do startx. For some time, xorg has been good at probing hardware installing the right stuff ... but it defers to what you said in xorg.conf. And that was for the other box.
From: Tauno Voipio on 6 Feb 2010 16:10 Bob wrote: > I have Fedora 12 running on an older computer. That computer > started to get flakey so I put the hard drive into a newer computer > as my boot drive. Now Linux wont recognize the new video card > (which is built in on the motherboard). I dont know what the video > card is to find out what driver I need. > > Is there a command I can do to find out what the video 'card' > is so I can install the correct driver? > > I tried system-config-display but it fails to start X server. > I also tried 'X -configure' with no luck. > > I dont get why 'they' just dont fix system-config-display so > it will do what the setup does during the first install (revert > back to whatever video mode works) so you can select > the proper driver/mode/screen etc. > > As a side note, when it boots, it sure knows how to use the > video because its in a graphics mode showing the text there. > > I dont get it. Ive had many problems over the years with this > exact issue between machines. > > Thanks for your help lspci -v could give hints of the hardware. My favourite way to set up a X server is to boot the Knoppix CD on the computer, and get the X configuration file from it to e.g. an USB stick. -- Tauno Voipio tauno voipio (at) iki fi
From: Mark Hobley on 6 Feb 2010 17:08
Bob <jeep(a)rahul.net> wrote: > I have Fedora 12 running on an older computer. That computer > started to get flakey so I put the hard drive into a newer computer > as my boot drive. Now Linux wont recognize the new video card > (which is built in on the motherboard). I dont know what the video > card is to find out what driver I need. Do you know what motherboard it is? Try running lspci. Maybe this will give us a clue. If not. You may have to open the machine and look for some markings on the motherboard. Mark. -- Mark Hobley Linux User: #370818 http://markhobley.yi.org/ |