fd3 won't boot after changing display resolution

Paula J. Lindsay paula at scripps.edu
Thu Jan 5 16:22:54 UTC 2006


Sorry about previous post.  I realized I didn't change the subject after
I already sent the post.  I am also thinking that since the motherboard
is new, do I need to reinstall the driver for the video card?  If so,
how can I do this if I can't even boot the machine?  The driver is on a
different machine on our network.  Below is my previous post that will
explain exactly what is wrong.


  Hi everyone.
> I am running fedora core 3.  My motherboard burned up over the holidays
> and dell came out and install a new one yesterday. My resolution on my
> display was mostly yellow so I tried several different sizes, the latest
> was 1680x1240 or something like that.  Now when I reboot, I get the
> message "cannot display this video mode" and it hangs. I tried fixing it
> by booting from the cd and trying to find a way to fix it, but didn't
> see an option, since it's the install disk, it just starts going through
> the install, which isn't what I want to do.  I also boot and press F2
> for setup, but there is no option to fix the display/resolution there
> either.  Can anyone tell me how to get out of this mess?
> Many thanks in advance.
> Paula



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