On Tue, Sep 14, 1999 at 11:10:06PM -0700, Seth R Arnold wrote: > The one time that happened to me, switching runlevels didn't fix it... :( > One command that might be able to help you out, if you have them: > set80. From the /usr/doc/svgatextmode/set80.doc: > set80: a 80x25 mode setter > ========================== > Set80 is a short resque program that attempts to reset your screen to a > 80x25 mode, without the need for a TextConfig file. > It is very useful when you are setting up SVGATextMode, and something goes > wrong. If you can get set80 to run, there's a fair chance that you will get > your display back. > > If it will help you, who knows. If you can even run it from ssh, who knows. > But, there it is all the same.
Hey, thanks for the suggestion. Yeah, it ran from ssh. However, it didn't reset my screen as I hoped. I ended up rebooting and that fixed it. I still don't know what caused X to lock up, though. Thanks, -- Bill Goudie Debian GNU/Linux ICQ# 4493568 http://www.debian.org