> >>> Does system-config-display work through a ssh session? I just tried it > >>> but nothing happens and I had to do a Ctrl-C to kill it. > >>> > >> > >> > >> it should do. do you have an X server running where your ssh'ing > >> from? maybe you need ssh -X or ssh -Y to ensure X will be tunneled? > >> > >> > >> > > Actually, I am using putty from Windows XP. > > > And no, I don't have cygwin. from putty, run "telinit 3" that should stop X running and you should have a text login on your linux host. log in as root, then run system-config-display. after that, "telinit 5" will restart X
