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<DIV><SPAN class=585584112-19032006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Hello,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=585584112-19032006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>My
co-worker is stuck on site with a Fedora system which will not
start.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=585584112-19032006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>He has
just upgraded from Fedora Core 3 to Core 4 (something he has done a number of
times on different Dell systems).</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=585584112-19032006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>The
upgrade went through as expected but on booting, the new version, the graphic
display will not synchronise. Everything appears jumbled in the top part of the
screen.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=585584112-19032006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Using
the rescue disk he has reduced the screen resolution in /etc/X11/xorg.conf to
600x480 with just 8 bits. He has tried both flat and a modern conventional CRT
but the problem persists. The system is a Dell with graphics chip E173FP.
Once the system is successfully booted, he has a number of patches to apply
which may cure the problem.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=585584112-19032006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Any
suggestions as to how he can overcome the problem or intercept the start-up
process to bypass the problem?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=585584112-19032006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Thanks
Malcolm</FONT></SPAN></DIV></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>