How to modify xorg.conf from command line in rescue console (F7)

Ian Malone ibmalone at gmail.com
Sun Sep 2 20:41:29 UTC 2007


Chris Jones wrote:

(Bo Berglund:)
>> At this time I should have checked that all was well by logging off
>> and logging on as the new account and also by restarting Fedore, but
>> instead I accepted the 178 updates...
>>
> 
> yes, Fedora evolves fast ;)
> 
>> After several hours of downloading and installing Fedora asked to
>> restart and I did so.
>>
>> Unhappily, the start was no good. Now when the login screen should
>> appear in 16 bit color mode as per my changes in xorg.conf for some
>> reason it starts up in 24 bit bode and the screen is unintelligible.
>>

> 
> My guess is your xorg.conf isn't quite correct. I suggest you post the full 
> file here. 
> 

That's the most likely scenario, though it's possibly worth checking
that a kernel update hasn't undone your grub.conf modifications.

-- 
imalone




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