[ale] replace monitor

[Greg]

Or you can use the ALT + Function keys to go to a text based login, login w/
your logon and password, and configure away.  I forgot what the exact name
is but I recall it being known as "virtual terminals".  It has saved me on
more than 1 occasion.

Greg

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org]On Behalf Of
> Jonathan Glass (IBB)
> Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 9:04 PM
> To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
> Subject: Re: [ale] replace monitor
>
>
> On Mon, 2004-03-15 at 20:55, Geoffrey wrote:
> > bo bo wrote:
> > > How do I replace my monitor?
> > >
> > > This evening my Mitsubishi 17FS monitor expired. The
> > > only temp monitor I have is a Packard Bell Model
> > > PB2160
> > >
> > > On boot, everything runs OK, I see the normal script
> > > as Fedora loads, and just when normally the gui loads,
> > > the screen blacks out, while the machine runs fine. As
> > > I imagine the logon and password prompt (but cannot
> > > see at this point) I can type in name / pwd, and hear
> > > the machine activity, as it normally would.
> >
> > I assume you are referring to the X gui?  The problem is X is likely
> > trying to drive the PB monitor at rates it can't handle.
> You'll need to
> > reconfigure X to properly handle the new monitor.
> >
> > Does Fedora have a separate X configuration tool?  I don't use it hear,
> > so I'm not sure what the tool is you would do this with.
> >
> > The other possibility is to edit the config file by hand.  It's
> not that
> > difficult.  Locate the monitor entry an change the frequency
> settings to
> > match the pb monitor.  Also make sure the resolutions listed
> are supported.
> >
> > To get quick access to the computer you can boot it with a rescue disk
> > and the modify /etc/inittab so that it doesn't start X.  There
> should be
> > a line that looks like this in there:
> >
> > id:5:initdefault:
> >
> > Change the 5 above to a 3 and then reboot.
> >
> > I hope that helps, maybe some other Fedora users will chime in.
>
> Why not boot into single-user mode, or runlevel 3, and run the
> redhat-x<something_or_other>-config tool?
>
> At the boot mgr screen, if it is grub, highlight your kernel, then hit
> 'e' on the keyboard to edit the kernel.  Highlight the kernel line in
> the next sub-screen, and hit 'e' again.  Go to the end of the line
> (usually after root=LABEL=/) and add a space and the number 1
> (single-user) or 3 (no X), and hit return to end the edit.  Now type 'b'
> to boot.
>
> If lilo boot mgr, and it has a gui, click Control-X to get to a command
> line.  Now hit tab twice to see your kernel options.  Type the name of
> the kernel (2.6.3) as it appears in the list, but add the space and the
> 1|3 after it, and hit enter.
>
> Now you should have a standard login screen (3) or a root shell (1).
> Run the redhat-xfree86-config tool to reconfigure X for your replacement
> monitor.
>
> HTH
>
> Jonathan G.
>
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