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

Tim ignored_mailbox at yahoo.com.au
Sun Sep 2 23:25:15 UTC 2007


On Sun, 2007-09-02 at 20:40 +0200, Bo Berglund wrote:
> 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...
> 
> 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.
> :-( 

You might want to a "system-config-display --reconfig" now, to start
configuring X from afresh.  The updates *may* have resolved your
previous graphics problem.

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2.6.22.4-65.fc7 i686 i386

Using FC 4, 5, 6 & 7, plus CentOS 5.  Today, it's FC7.

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