I don't think you do. Just make sure that you don't format you partions and
things should work ok.
Mark Hillary
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Since I got no response, I'm sending this again. I didn't get an
> "upgrade" option when upgrading from 7.0 to 7.1, and I don't want to spend
> the time needed to go through this in expert mode if it can be avoided.
> -Gary-
>
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> Subject: Re: [newbie] grub & Xserver4.0 >> Xserver3x
> Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2000 09:24:27 EDT
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> How can I boot with grub into run level 3? How can I change from 4.0
> back to Xserver 3.x (I can hardly see what I'm doing!)?
> My son corrupted Windows 98 forcing a refresh install. This completed
> but screwed up Grub, making the HDD unbootable for Win or Mandrake. A DOS
> FDISK / MBR solved that, as it would if it had been Lilo.
> Since I hadn't had time to play with my LM7.1 upgrade to realize I had a
> problem with it, and I didn't have many programs installed in my new install
> of 7.0 (forced to repartition for the upgrade to complete), I installed LM7.0
> again, installed RPMs, and redid the upgrade to LM7.1. I chose Xserver4.0
> again not realizing the grey and blue horiz lines are not a feature but a bug
> which makes the screen is nearly illegible. I thought I could change this
> when I configured my desktop, but it's a bug apparently with my Trident
> Providia 9865 video card, rather than a feature.
> How can I change back, especially since the screen is nearly illegible?
> Yes, Xserver 3.x is on the drive.
> Thank you for helping me not to have to do this again! -Gary-
