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centr0 02-26-2003 01:05 AM

change with monitor settings messed up boot
 
Hi! I changed my monitor settings and now it has messed up boot. and cant boot into the GUI. Im fairly new to linux so bare with me. is there anyway i can reset this from the command prompt? Thanks in advance.

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randyennis 02-26-2003 01:49 PM

Can you get to a command prompt? If so, you can try looking in /etc/X11 for a file called XF86Config*. If you're lucky, the old file will be backed up (look for the file with a .old or .bak or ~ suffix). In that case, rename the current file and copy the backup to the current file name. You can also look in /usr/X11R6/bin for a xfsetup program (I can't remember the name right now, but it's a basic XFree setup program which can be run from the command prompt to configure the X server). Remember to login as root to make these changes global.

If you can't get to a command prompt, check during boot up to see if you're boot manager has options and pick one like a Safe option or administrator. These should load with either sensible X defaults or drop you to a command prompt.

centr0 02-26-2003 09:31 PM

thanks i got it

redhat-config-xfree86


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