----- Original Message ----- From: "Greg Stewart" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, October 22, 2000 4:01 PM Subject: Re: [expert] X configuration still a pain in the .... > I try to avoid booting into a graphical login...I have seen it cause too > many problems, one of which is what you're describing. > > When you change monitors, it is easiest to log into a terminal (init 3) and > vi the /etc/X11/XF86Config (or /etc/X11/XF86Config-4) file(s) to reflect > the new monitor's horz/vert frequency ranges. Save the chagnes and then > startx. > > MDK has never configured my monitor(s) correctly, and I have always had to > do this before running X. If I don't make this change, X tries to start, the > screen goes black, and will sit there until I hit CTRL-ALT-BackSpace. Or if > it hangs completely, I have to reboot. > > --Greg > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Eric Mings" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > I recently made the mistake of trying to change monitors on a linux > > box I have. Since then I have had nothing but grief. The original > > install process of Mandrake does a fairly good job of setting up X, > > but trying to upgrade something later still seems a lot of voodoo. I > > tried using XF86Setup and Xconfigurator and eventually gave up and > > put back the old monitor. Problem is now I can't boot into init 5. It > > always gives the error: > > server/usr/X11R6/bin/X cannot be executed > > > > It then goes into init 3, and I can successfully get into kde by > > entering a startx command. I would hope that making upgrading > > Monitors as easy as the other hardware that is autodetected now might > > one day (7.2?) happen. Obviously I screwed up something during my > > efforts to upgrade. Advice appreciated. > > -- > > Regards, > > > > Eric Mings Ph.D. > > I like the graphical login. When changing monitor or video cards all you need to do is run xconfiguration and change to a low res and a generic monitor, shutdown, install your new monitor, resart and you will boot to X as normal. You then need only run xconfiguration and set it up for your new monitor. As to solving your problem after the fact. Have you tried entering Interative startup, not having x start and then configuring it at the login prompt. Charles
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