On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 4:52 PM, antonio.montagnani@xxxxxxxx <antonio.montagnani@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > > >>----Messaggio originale---- >>Da: callkalpa@xxxxxxxxx >>Data: 9-giu-2011 13.16 > >>A: "Community support for Fedora users"<users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>Ogg: > Re: Fedora 15 with Acer Aspire >> >>On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 4:17 PM, Antonio M > <antonio.montagnani@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> 2011/6/9 Kalpa Welivitigoda > <callkalpa@xxxxxxxxx>: >>>> Today I installed Fedora 15 on my Acer Aspire 4736g > laptop. It was a >>>> fresh install. Now my screen seems a bit stretched and the > font is >>>> also not that clear. I couldn't get GNOME 3 running, it is the fail > >>>> safe mode. Any help to solved these two issues, >>>> >>>> 1) Screen stretched > >>>> 2) Get GNOME 3 running >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Best Regards, >>>> >>>> Kalpa Pathum > Welivitigoda >>>> http://about.me/callkalpa>>> -- >>>> users mailing list >>>> users@lists. > fedoraproject.org >>>> To unsubscribe or change subscription options: >>>> https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users>>> Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines >>>> >>> >>> what do you get with nomodeset option at boot time??? >>> >> >>" > nomodeset" was already there as a kernel argument. >> >>When I tried to install > Fedora it said that it is booting from the cd >>and then the screen went blank. > The test media and wizard was almost >>invisible. Then I managed to install with > basic video settings. >> >>I tried to boot without nomodeset, again the screen > went blank. >> >>I suspect that the brightness of the screen is set to a lower > level in >>normal mode (without nomodeset) >> > >> >> >> >>-- >>Best Regards, >> >>Kalpa > Pathum Welivitigoda >>http://about.me/callkalpa>-- >>users mailing list >>users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > org >>To unsubscribe or change subscription options: >>https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users>Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines >> > > I have two questions: > > 1) did you update the fresh installation ?? > Yes I did. It installed a new kernel and that also has nomodeset by default (I installed Fedora 15 with basic video settings, this might cause this). Still the issue is there. With nomodeset the screen is stretched. Without nomodeset the screen is like it is switched off. > 2) What > is your graphic card (Intel I suspect)?? > Yes it is an Intel one. > I mean immediately after fresh > installation, how did it work?? > It just booted up and showed the GUI, and it was stretched. > -- > users mailing list > users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe or change subscription options: > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users > Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > -- Best Regards, Kalpa Pathum Welivitigoda http://about.me/callkalpa -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
