Subject: Re: MEGA NEWBIE
From: Darren Shelton (dshelton@wrangler.odessa.edu)
Date: Fri Apr 14 2000 - 12:34:06 MDT
Did you try to run Xconfigurator, it might help, if resolution or refresh
rates with the monitor is a problem.
Darren
> From: David Peers <dpeers@pittstate.edu>
> Organization: PSU
> Reply-To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
> Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2000 13:22:27 -0500
> To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
> Subject: MEGA NEWBIE
>
> Hi There,
> Can anyone help me with this. I have sucessfully installed CS 1.2 on my
> G3 400. However when I type 'startx' I go into X but I can't read any of
> the screen. I can see the mouse and what looks like a folder icon and a
> trash can icon but it seems like I have the wrong resolution. When I
> went through the X configurator I choose the first 4 resolutions from 8,
> 16 and 24 color. Was that what messed me up? It never prompted me to
> test the configuration like it said it would in the manual. I don't know
> any Linux commands to change the configuration settings for the monitor.
> Sorry for being an idiot, any help is greatly appreciated.
> Thanks,
> Dave
>
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> Pittsburg State University
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