> > I just had to move a machine running Fedora Core II to a different > > CRT display. It won't boot up right, because the sync on the monitor > > is wrong (actually it boots up fine, but can't display anything). > > > At this point, I can boot the rescue disk, but I haven't been able > > to find the Xwindows config files, or any text-mode program to > > configure my system for a new monitor. Is there any way to do this, > > other than reloading the OS from CD? > > Boot by editing (e) the grub menu - and change the following boot options > - remove 'rhgb' > - add '3' > (press 'enter' after the edit, and 'b' to boot with changes) > > Th machine should boot to runlevel 3 - which is console-only > text-mode. Now as root, run 'system-config-display' and try selecting > the correct monitor from the options. > > This should redo the /etc/X11/xorg.conf with the correct settings. > > Satish I would suggest using the --noui option to avoid the x window gui. for example system-config-display --noui -- Richard E Miles Federal Way WA. registered linux user 46097
