On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 5:26 PM, antonio.montagnani@xxxxxxxx <antonio.montagnani@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > > >>----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 >>>>>> > >>>>>> -- >>>>>> 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@lists. > fedoraproject. >>> 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. >> >>> -- >> >> >> >> >>-- >> > forgot to > ask: do you have the driver packages installed??? > I have not installed it explicitly. Any clue on where I can find it and how to install? > > > > Antonio Montagnani > Fedora 15 Lovelock (Linux) > Alice webmail > -- > 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
