[wellylug] Noob question

[Ian Sterling]

One thing you might want to try is forcing the machine to boot into
runlevel 3 and running xorgconfig or xf86config by hand.  These are
the CLI-based scripts that will help you configure X.  They're pretty
straight-forward.  If you've got GRUB installed, you can boot into
runlevel 3 by doing the following:

At the GRUB screen, select the line for Mandrake.
Hit "E" to edit that line
At the end of the kernel line, put a "3" then hit enter
Hit "B" to boot.

Unfortunately, it's been a while since I've used Lilo, so I can't help
you there, but I think you should be able to just type something like
"linux 3" and hit enter.  YMMV.

--Ian...


On Sun, 19 Sep 2004 19:25:43 +1200, Tristan Thomas
<tristanthomas at xtra.co.nz> wrote:
> Ok, installed Madrake 10 as a dual boot, everything went reasonably well in
> the install.
> 
> Mandrake boots up ok, but when the gui starts the monitor must be setup
> wrong because all I get is a blue screen with a purple line down the middle,
> all very fuzzy.
> 
> How can I change my display settings without seeing anything?
> 
> The display is set up as "flat pannel 1024 by 768", on my toshiba m30 laptop
> that normally runs 1200 by 800
> 
> Thanks for any help!
> 
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