fd3 won't boot after changing display resolution

[Nikkilä Tommi]

Have yout tried X -configure? And running kudzu might also help, if the chipset has changed...

You can get out of the installation process by typing 'linux rescue' (or was it just 'rescue') at the prompt. I recommend you reboot the computer normally but hit 'i' when it ask you to, so you can start only processes needed to get Linux up and running. After that, setting the X with -configure should be a breeze...

Also, if all else fails, you can set the default run level from /etc/inittab, line

id:5:initdefault:
to
id:3:initdefault:

That way you end up starting the non-X UI. 


-- Tommi

-----Original Message-----
From: redhat-list-bounces at redhat.com [mailto:redhat-list-bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of Paula J. Lindsay
Sent: 5. tammikuuta 2006 18:23
To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list
Subject: fd3 won't boot after changing display resolution

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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