I know an even easier fix....boot up with your cd, go into the install
program in expert mode....just do an UPGRADE (very important)...then don't
select any packs to upgrade and continue......it will re-install one file,
and then it will let you re-configure your video from there.
Travis
----- Original Message -----
From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2000 9:57 AM
Subject: [newbie] Bad Video
> I just installed Linux Mandrake 6.0 last week and ended up with 1024X768
> resolution. I wanted 800x600 so ran XF86Config. Before doing this I saved
a
> copy of the XF86Config file. Once I finished with the new configuration my
> video was screwed and all I get is unreadable fuzz. I thought, No
problem,
> I can boot up from the floppy and get into a text shell and re-instate my
> old XF86Config file.
> Wrong! I can't get the box to boot from the Floppy. The problem with
> booting from hda is that it is setup to boot into KDE. Is there any way to
> stop it from booting into KDE so I can fix my video problem?
>
>
>
