Re: [newbie] fixed it

2000-03-30 Thread Bruce Hilliker
Yup! I must have. If your upgrading your monitor to a newer one, I would imagine that it would be able to handle your current resolution. Then, once you got into KDE you could run drakconf adjust to your new monitor and different resolution. If the monitor or resolution you selected wasn't righ

Re: [Re: [newbie] fixed it]

2000-03-30 Thread Stephen F. Bosch
KompuKit wrote: > I can't do this...because I don't have a image called linux 3... > someone else suggested this kind of thing...but using linux 2 instead... > but when I tried to login using lnux 2...it said no such image... > also tried linux 3...with same replywhat else can be done? > I'm

Re: [Re: [Re: [newbie] fixed it]]

2000-03-30 Thread Jaguar
You type "linux 3" at the LILO prompt, it's NOT an image, but an init level. Then login as ROOT and does as I suggested KompuKit <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I can't do this...because I don't have a image called linux 3... > someone else suggested this kind of thing...but using linux 2 instead...

Re: [Re: [newbie] fixed it]

2000-03-29 Thread Jaguar
Reset the monitor to GENERIC before changing monitor's, and login using the LINUX 3 then ROOT to check the setup (with setup, xconfigurator, XF86Setup, xf86configyour choice) and adjust as needed. HTH Jaguar KompuKit <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm not sure you understand... > I need a safe

Re: [newbie] fixed it

2000-03-29 Thread KompuKit
I'm not sure you understand... I need a safe default setting...BEFORE I changeover to the new monitor...so that when I do changeover...I'll still be able to view the login screen...etc...and then be able to bringup drakeconf... to change the xconfigurator...etc...to the new settings for the new m

Re: [newbie] fixed it

2000-03-29 Thread Bruce Hilliker
KompuKit wrote: > okay, somehow...I was just about able to see more clearly... > on subsequent reboots...and was then able to click and open > drakeconf...to change the monitor settings...and res > now I'm back in Linux...thank God ! > > What I want to know is this... > I haven't changed over to

[newbie] fixed it

2000-03-29 Thread KompuKit
okay, somehow...I was just about able to see more clearly... on subsequent reboots...and was then able to click and open drakeconf...to change the monitor settings...and res now I'm back in Linux...thank God ! What I want to know is this... I haven't changed over to the new monitor yet...but did