On Sep 9, 2013 5:58 PM, "g" <gel...@bellsouth.net> wrote: > > > > On 09/09/2013 02:42 PM, g wrote: >> >> >> On 09/09/2013 01:31 PM, Richard Vickery wrote: >> <> >> >> > Any Ideas on how else I might try to fix it? >> >> tho it maybe a bad screen as suggested, i would try booting a live cd/dvd, >> or, install cd/dvd from an earlier release than fedora 20, just to insure >> that it is not a driver problem. > > > in addition, you make no mention of age of laptop, actions in previous > versions, new install on new/old system, etc,etc... > > so, what you set during boot is because bios is "basic input output system" > and is just that, _basic_. it is what oem works up for 'plain jane' video, > ie, vga type output with _possible_ some configuration for screen resolution. > > there is really no control over the the gpu, graphics processing unit until > a graphic driver is brought into use. then the fun and joy begins. > > f20 may not have _old_ enough ability for gpu in your system for various > reasons. or what authors felt would make your gpu work in f20. > > therefore, because you see bios, i would presume that your gpu is working, > as a basic gpu, but may not work in full gpu mode because it is bad in an > advanced mode, video drives do not 'fit' your gpu in an advanced mode, > f20 does not have drivers to properly work with your gpu. > > another question about your system, do you know what the gpu chip is? > > it is possible that f20 is defaulting to a 'generic' that can not handle > your chipset, ie, nvidia, amd/ati, intel. > > therefore, to insure that gpu is fully operational, boot a previous live > cd/dvd to see what you can. or even if you can boot an f20 live cd/dvd. > > > i am shortly headed out for a movie and a bar or 2. will not be back for a > while. but i am sure other repliers can pick up with what ever additional > info you provide. > > later. > > > > -- > > peace out. > > in a world with out fences, who needs gates. > > sl6.3 linux > > tc.hago. > > g > . >
Update: I don't see any see anything on-screen anymore; trying to get something readable on X on the external monitor has created a situation now where there is no X11 on screen - all I can get on the external monitor now is a text environment. Though I have saved most of the data on external drives, I fear the loss of something crucial, thus don't want to reinstall on the hard drive if I can avoid it. If need be, I lack wisdom is burning an image from text. Does anyone know of a notebook computer screen-replacement reseller in Vancouver, Canada? Thanks for the attention, Richard
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