Re: [newbie] Resolution Settings
On Thursday 19 February 2004 02:58 pm, Mike Begin wrote: I just installed Mandrake 10.0 on a Virtual drive and messed up the screen settings (color / resolution). Can I change that back at the command prompt? On bootup? It is very hard to see the screen at the moment. Thanks, Mike Hold down ALT and CTRL and hit backspace. Then type init 3 Then xf86config Or just type mcc and use Mandrake Control Center. -- __ We Are 138 http://www.suse.com http://www.slackware.org http://www.bsd.org http://www.daemonnews.org/ http://www.cannibalholocaust.net http://www.misfits.com http://www.onethirtyeight.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] Resolution Settings
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Allen/gore/SlackWareWolf Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2004 3:23 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Resolution Settings On Thursday 19 February 2004 02:58 pm, Mike Begin wrote: I just installed Mandrake 10.0 on a Virtual drive and messed up the screen settings (color / resolution). Can I change that back at the command prompt? On bootup? It is very hard to see the screen at the moment. Thanks, Mike Hold down ALT and CTRL and hit backspace. Then type init 3 Then xf86config Or just type mcc and use Mandrake Control Center. -- __ We Are 138 http://www.suse.com http://www.slackware.org http://www.bsd.org http://www.daemonnews.org/ http://www.cannibalholocaust.net http://www.misfits.com http://www.onethirtyeight.com Thanks for the response! When I type Ctrl Alt Bksp it takes me to the system prompt, then immediately launches KDE again?? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Resolution Settings
On Thursday 19 February 2004 03:38 pm, Mike Begin wrote: -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Allen/gore/SlackWareWolf Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2004 3:23 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Resolution Settings On Thursday 19 February 2004 02:58 pm, Mike Begin wrote: I just installed Mandrake 10.0 on a Virtual drive and messed up the screen settings (color / resolution). Can I change that back at the command prompt? On bootup? It is very hard to see the screen at the moment. Thanks, Mike Hold down ALT and CTRL and hit backspace. Then type init 3 Then xf86config Or just type mcc and use Mandrake Control Center. Hmmm, That's odd, try the init 3 command, that will close X completly and put you in text mode. init 3 All text. -- __ We Are 138 http://www.suse.com http://www.slackware.org http://www.bsd.org http://www.daemonnews.org/ http://www.cannibalholocaust.net http://www.misfits.com http://www.onethirtyeight.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
