Yup! I must have. If your upgrading your monitor to a newer one, I would
imagine that it would be able to handle your current resolution. Then, once
you got into KDE you could run drakconf adjust to your new monitor and
different resolution. If the monitor or resolution you selected wasn't right,
you could use the "ctrl-alt-backspace" to return to KDE and try again. I
learnt the hard way. When I tried to change my monitor and/or resolution to
something else and either my monitor and/or video card didn't like it; my
screen would go completely black and sometimes my monitor would just go to
sleep. Before I found out about using "ctrl-alt-backspace", I would restart
my computer because I thought at that point that I had too. But, linux does
have some nice safe guards.
Bruce :-)
KompuKit wrote:
> I'm not sure you understand...
> I need a safe default setting...BEFORE I changeover to the
> new monitor...so that when I do changeover...I'll still be able to view
> the login screen...etc...and then be able to bringup drakeconf...
> to change the xconfigurator...etc...to the new settings for the new
> monitor...not go back to the prior settings...
>
> Bruce Hilliker wrote:
> >
> > KompuKit wrote:
> >
> > > okay, somehow...I was just about able to see more clearly...
> > > on subsequent reboots...and was then able to click and open
> > > drakeconf...to change the monitor settings...and res
> > > now I'm back in Linux...thank God !
> > >
> > > What I want to know is this...
> > > I haven't changed over to the new monitor yet...but did
> > > changover to a Acerview 34T 14" for the time being...
> > > until I go get the new one tommorow...
> > > the new one is a Hitachi 17" about a year old.
> > > don't know the model number yet.
> > > anyway, how can I set the settings...BEFORE rebooting
> > > to the new monitor,once it's installed...and not
> > > let this happen again...where I couldn't see to change the configs.
> > > what is a safe setting to use...like perhaps a default...when switching
> > > over
> > > to the new one...?
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> > When you run into that problem with resolution, monitor, vid card and you
> > lose the screen - all black or the such; try using the
> > "ctrl-alt-backspace" (without the quotes) combination - usually this will
> > bring you back to your prior settings.
> >
> > Bruce :-)
>
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