On 2/23/06, oldman <talbotscott@xxxxxxx> wrote: > >>>>>Beyond Fedora Core 4, I have a partition with Mandriva 2005. > >>>>>Meanwhile, my monitor changed to a LCD one, and I did the needed > >>>>>changes in order to use my new monitor with FC4. However, I cannot > >>>>>login with Mandriva because of the new monitor. What is the best way > >>>>>to tell Mandriva the new settings needed by my new monitor? I could > >>>>>plug back the old monitor... but just wondering whether it can be done > >>>>>without it. > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>Run XFdrake - either from Mandriva Control Center or from the command > >>>>line. If your monitor model isn't listed you will have no problems with > >>>>Generic LCD. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>Well, Anne, how can I run xfdrake if I cannot do my login? > >>> > >>> > >>I assume that linux is actually booting up, but that you can't see the screen, > >>so when the lilo screen opens, hit Esc and you should see a text login > >>screen. Type 'linux 3' and that will give you a text login. From there you > >>should be able to run XFdrake. > >> > > > >Thanks, Anne, for your suggestion. However, I am using grub and not > >lilo. With grub the directions are? > > > Paul: > To alter GRUB you can simply hit the 'a' key when you see the grub > screen. This allows you to append the kernel line, Just add a '3' to > the end of the line, and Mandrake should start in run level 3. > When done running xfdrake, you can either re-boot (you won't need to > re-edit grub), or 'init 5' to your normal X session. Thanks, Scott. I have just concluded the operation with all success! Paul
