R: Re: Re: Fedora 15 with Acer Aspire

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>----Messaggio originale----
>Da: callkalpa@xxxxxxxxx
>Data: 9-giu-2011 13.32

>A: "antonio.montagnani@xxxxxxxx"<antonio.montagnani@xxxxxxxx>, "Community 
support for Fedora users"<users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Ogg: Re: Re: Fedora 
15 with Acer Aspire
>
>On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 4:52 PM, antonio.montagnani@alice.
it
><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
>>>>>

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>>>>> Best Regards,
>>>>>
>>>>> Kalpa Pathum
>> Welivitigoda
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>>>>
>>>> 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

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>>
>> 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.
>
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>
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can you try to downgrade the following packages:

xorg-x11-server-Xorg
xorg-
x11-server-Xorg-common

to the DVD releases, remove the nomodeset option and 
report back???

See also
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=710289


Antonio Montagnani
Fedora 15 Lovelock (Linux)
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