Re: [newbie] how to set up monitor res and more problems

1999-09-25 Thread Chris Price
Thanks for the info, but how do I close X to get to root? I can log out, but can't get out of the "desktop enviornment logon" screen. When I reset the computer it won't allow me root access anymore and tells me my hard drive was improperly unmounted. What do I do now, reinstall and try again?

[newbie] how to set up monitor res

1999-09-24 Thread Chris Price
I just installed mandrake 6.0. Install went great, but when I rebooted, My desktop area was larger then my screen. There was no way to navigate the windows to even shut down. How do I change the screen settings? Do I need to change something in the install or is there somewhere to change this? I