You could run savetextmode on a machine with as close a configuration as possible, copy the files over and try it, but check the risks in doing this, as it is a server that you don't want to reboot, let alone crash.
On Thu, 24 Jun 2004 08:45:52 -0700, Carl D. Blake <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I did some more googling on resetting video cards and found some > references to people who have had their video cards stop working after X > crashed. It seems that if X doesn't quit properly it can leave the > video card in an unusable state (at least for text mode). The solution > is to use some scripts from svgalib called savetextmode and textmode. > These scripts use the program restoretextmode to save the current state > of the video cards registers in some temporary files. Later, if you > start having a problem with your video card, you can run textmode which > will restore the registers from the temporary files and, hopefully, > bring the video card back into working order. Unfortunately, you have > to run savetextmode when the video is working correctly (e.g. > immediately after a reboot), so I haven't had a chance to try this yet. > The system is working except for the video and I don't want to bring > everybody down just yet, so it'll be a day or so before I get around to > rebooting the system. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
