Losing video when XWindows closes

[MichaelS]

Hey All,

A friend of mine decided to try slackware 10 out. Everything works great, except the video. He can get into X Windows (GNOME) with no problems, but when he exits XWindows, the video doesn't return, the monitor is just blank -- the LED on the monitor is green. I checked out his xorg.conf file and it seems to be the default configuration, which is most cases is sufficient.

Monitor: Viewsonic VP171B
Video Card: Matrox Parhelia PH-A128R

EDIT: The system doesn't crash when it blanks out, I can still use control+alt+delete to reboot the system.

I'd appreciate any advice if anyone who has a similar configuration has come across this problem.

Thanks!

Michael

P.S. I suggested to him to double check his horizontal and vertical ranges which he'll check when he gets home.

Relevant Links:
http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-l...-Sep/1198.html
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...56#post1083856

[MichaelS]

Problem Solved -- Had to download drivers and tweak the install script

Mike