On Wed, 2004-03-17 at 11:30, antonio montagnani wrote: > Douglas Furlong wrote/ha scritto, On/il 17/03/2004 12:21: > > > > ><snip> > >I found the easiest way of doing this would be to do the following. > > > > > >Boot up the machine, at the grub option (assuming you use grub), > >highlight the kernel press 'a'. > > > >Type single. > > > >when the machine boots, remove the /etc/X11/XF86Config. > > > >telinit 5. > > > >When X tries to start, it will see there is not config file and will > >start the redhat-config-xfree86 doo hicky straight away. > > > >Doug > > > > > > > > > As I am going to replace my monitor, do you mean that the new monitor > will not be recognized at start-up (kudzu??) in any case??? I have swapped linux machines with numerous monitors, LCD's/ 19", 17" different models manufacturers. Kudzu has not once picked any of these things up, which personally I believe is a major issue, as it is very possible to screw a monitor if you set the wrong refresh rates/resolutions. Doug
