Created attachment 595927 [details] Xorg.0.log shows screen size set too large Description of problem: With xorg-x11-drv-siliconmotion-1.7.6-1.fc17.i686.rpm installed, I see the Fedora lightbulb display. Then, the screen goes dark, with disk activity every few seconds. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): Fairy fresh FC17 with additional driver as above. How reproducible: Every time, on a Panasonic CF28. Searching the Internet shows this to be a common problem in different distros Steps to Reproduce: 1. Boot system Actual results: Dark screen Expected results: Normal operation Additional info: Slacko 5.3.3, a version of Puppy Linux, has an xorgwizard that allows trying various display configurations. However, it did not detect the hardware. Rosa LXDE shows its logo, but also goes to a dark screen. Attaching Xorg.0.log . My /etc/xorg.conf seems to have only a Keyboard section.
Created attachment 600522 [details] Xorg file after trying Xorg -configure in single-user mode Tried Xorg -configure in single-user. Will attach Xorg.0.log, conf.new, and console output
Created attachment 600524 [details] xorg.conf.new form Xorg -configure
Created attachment 600525 [details] console output from Xorg -configure
Created attachment 649907 [details] /var/log/messages After applying latest updates, recovered /var/log/messages as follows: Booted with PAE kernel. Saw lightbulb and blue f, then dark screen, with occasional disk activity. After trying CTRL-ALT-Fn, CTRL-ALT-BKSP CTRL-ALT-DEL with no visible effect, flicked power switch and got a power down. Booted with nonn-PAE kernel, same results. Also tried setting nomodeset in GRUB, with same results. Booted to single-user mode, and was able to recover /var/log/messages and log files, which I am posting.
Created attachment 649908 [details] Xorg.log file
Created attachment 649909 [details] lxdm.log, just in case
Re-assigning to correct component.
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