Hi Kent: On Sunday 13 May 2007 01:59, Kent West wrote: > > You might should've tried Ctrl-Alt-PgUp to cycle through the available > > modes.
The Installation offered video mode in a checkbox fashion (I.E. multiple selections) and I *thought* I was on a different monitor and picked as the highest resolution *too* high a resolution. My fault for looking at another xorg.conf instead of the Monitor Manual. > > Or you could've tried Ctrl-Alt-Backspace to kill X. X didn't start. The message appears to be coming from the monitor. > > Or you could've tried Ctrl-Alt-F2 to get to a text-based virtual terminal > > on VT2. Yeah, I should have tried that. But possibly wouldn't have worked if the monitor was non-responsive too. > > > 1)Will choosing "recovery mode" from the boot menu give me this > > > ability? > > > > I'm unsure. I don't know that I've ever tried that option. K. > > Somewhat, but probably not terribly much so, especially if you've > > installed on a journaling filesystem like ext3. Yup. ext3 it is thanks tim -- Tim Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Palmer, Alaska, USA -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
