Check your /etc/lilo.conf for a line "vga=<some_number>".
Remove that line, then run "lilo", and reboot. It sounds like it's being
set to the wrong video mode, and scrambling the screen.
Good luck
Ric
M L Cates wrote:
> I am running LM8.0, XFree3.3.6, with an Alliance AT3D video card.
> My problem is this:
> After starting X (KDE) if I do a CTRL-ALT-F1 or F2,etc. I cannot read
> the screen.
> Also even after I shutdown X the problem remains. The screen is out of sync
> basically with about 8 - 10 vertical frames displayed each about 1 inch
> high
> stair stepped down my screen.
>
> I previously was running RH7.0 with no problem and have run Mandrake 7.1 on
> this machine with no problem.
>
> Does anybody out there have any idea what could cause this?
>
> Thanks
> Mike Cates
>
>
