Panic! cant' log on to linux

[Rick Stevens]

Matthew Saltzman wrote:
> On Tue, 22 Mar 2005, Shelagh Manton wrote:
> 
>>
>> Rick Stevens <rstevens at vitalstream.com> wrote in message
>> news:423F63F2.3090201 at vitalstream.com...
>>
>>> Shelagh Manton wrote:
>>
>> [snip]
>>
>>> Try booting in single user mode, then run
>>>
>>> system-config-display --reconfig
>>>
>>> to fix your X setup.  If you don't know how to boot in single user mode:
>>>
>>> 1. Select your kernel from the grub display and hit "e".
>>>
>>> 2. Scroll down to the line that starts with "kernel" and hit "e" again.
>>>
>>> 3. Add " single" to the end of the line (yes, a space, then the word
>>> "single") and hit ENTER.
>>>
>>> 4. Hit "b" to boot.
>>>
>>> The system will boot up to a "#" root command prompt.  Run the
>>> "system-config-display --reconfig" command at the "#" prompt.  When
>>> you're done, type in "exit" at the "#" prompt and the system should
>>> reboot back to GUI mode.
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Yes did this. however apparently I don't have this utility. I am using
>> Fedora 1, would this be the problem?
> 
> 
> IIRC, in FC1 this utility was called redhat-config-display.

That's correct.  Under FC1 it's "redhat-config-display --reconfig".  The
OP didn't say which OS he was running.  I assumed FC2/3.  Stupid of me.
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