Ok...here's what ya do. At the LILO prompt boot linux by typing the label
name that you normally use and add a number 3 to it. It might look
something like this:
boot: linux 3 <ENTER>
This will take you to "run level 3" which is the console login as opposed
the the X login screen. Log in as root and at the command prompt type:
setuptool <ENTER>
This will start the console configuration utility that will allow you to
configure X-windows and get you back into X. A little tip about what NOT
to choose for your display this time would be definately do NOT choose LCD
because that is a laptop setting and explains perfectly why you've been
having such a horrible time getting x to run.
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On Sat, 9 Sep 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> In a message dated 09-Sep-00 21:50:20 Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> writes:
>
> ok my problem is while i was able to use x windows everything was too big and
> changing resolution didnt help so i tried going from a 800x600 lcd display to
> 640x520
> and then x windows wouldnt load, so i tried using the xf86config program and
> it decided it didnt want to go any farther then monitor choice and promptly
> crashed, so now i have no x windows and a complete loss of ideas to fix it
> given how new i am to linux
>
> << try using vi. It's way cooler than pico anyway. What seems to be the
> problem with you display? I honestly don't remember seeing any posts from
> you about configuring X. But you've got my undivided attention fellow
> penguin keeper! :)
>
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> Mark
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