o.k....when you test and the screen goes black...it obviously isn't a good setting.... you might try either a lower setting....or if you are in a window that offers choices of Hz...you might try to find the correct setting for your CRT and card. Does the install offer you a default setting, such as 800 X 600? It's been a while and I don't remember for sure, but I think that I was able to set up the higher res screen on a Purple DV iMac, but was only able to set up 800 X 600 on a Strawberry iMac. Apple not only changes components with new models (sometimes), but also have been known to change in the middle of a model run.
I don't have either iMac handy right now, so I can't check it out for a ctl+alt+delete, although that combination usually works on a PC. Another combination that works on a PC is ctl+alt+F2 to get a new console window which should allow you to log in and fix problems you may have accidentally created. That said...even if it works on an iMac, I don't believe it is an option during the OS install....only after you have it up and running. On Sun, 2002-12-01 at 16:28, Farid Ghussein wrote: > Thanks alot Erik. > As a matter of fact, I did choose the imac monitor with the 1024x768 > resolution during installation. I've also started my computer in text mode > (I made a ROOT login). From text mode I used that program called something > like xf86cfg. That program would let me choose resolution (I got two > alternatives with the 1024x768 resolution)and after that I got a question if > I want to test it or not. If I choose yes, the screen goes black again. > Anyhow I'll try to do the stuff that you've written about below and maybe it > will work. One thing that worries me is that every time I get the black > screen I'm forced to use the power button to restart my computer since > nothing else seems to work (does linux have something like ctrl-alt-del?). > The result of restarting that way is that the system seems to find loads of > problems at startup. > > Best regards > > Farid > > ps yes I do use mdk 8.2 ps -- Erik Linux User 288105 @ http://counter.li.org ========================================= Bill who? ... Micro what?
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