Screen acting up

evilspider · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 30 Sep 2008 Posts: 123

When i boot to linux the screen is green is there a way to get it were it not just a green color anyway to fix it

Compuer specs
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Manufacturer: Dell Inc.
Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5600+, MMX, 3DNow (2 CPUs), ~2.8GHz
Memory: 2046MB RAM
Hard Drive: 139 GB
Video Card: ATI Radeon HD 3800 Series
Monitor: Generic Television
Sound Card: SigmaTel Audio
Speakers/Headphones: ALTEC/CA
Keyboard: USB Root Hub
Mouse: USB Root Hub
Mouse Surface: Dell
Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp.050329-1536)
Motherboard: Computer Case:

GWilliam · Guru Joined: 29 Dec 2005 Posts: 350

Wow. We're going to need a bit more information.

Is this issue a new development? In other words, did the system previously system as expected? If it worked okay previously, do you know what changed between the time it was working properly and the time the issue occurred?

Are you booting to a console or X? If you're getting just a blank green screen when booting to a console, are you using a framebuffer?

Have you tried booting from a live CD or live DVD? If not, try booting from a recent live CD or DVD--perhaps Knoppix or SystemRescueCd or Sabayon. If so, what happens when you boot from live media?

If this is happening in X, what video driver are you using?

I noticed in the "Compuer specs" you provided, you listed "Generic Television" as the monitor. Are you actually using a television set?

GWilliam · Guru Joined: 29 Dec 2005 Posts: 350

Hey! This is a dupe of Screen acting up (https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-731747-highlight-.html)!

For shame.

nixnut · Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2009 3:47 pm Post subject:

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