Re: Xconfigurator -- Out of Scan Range Result


Subject: Re: Xconfigurator -- Out of Scan Range Result
From: David C. Hacker, DVM (dh55145@alltel.net)
Date: Sat Jul 14 2001 - 14:43:20 MDT


when you boot put init=runlevel : 3 in the command line arguments to get
into text login mode

> From: "Tom Piotrowski" <tompio@airmail.net>
> Reply-To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
> Date: Sat, 14 Jul 2001 15:39:20 -0500
> To: <yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com>
> Subject: Xconfigurator -- Out of Scan Range Result
>
> Howdy,
>
> Feeling bold (and now feeling stupid), I set 'video' instead of 'text'
> at the last parameter entry of Xconfigurator. Now, with my Mac
> 7600/120 - Sony Multiscan PS400, YDL 2.0 configuration, I get 'Scan
> out of range' on the monitor when Linux passes from the text screen
> to X for logging on; the monitor is completely unuseable in that
> state.
>
> TIA if you can tell me what how to get out of this fix, short of
> re-installing the system. It seems like there ought to be a service
> that could be not started, or some control key combination to drop me
> back into text mode login.
>
> In Xconfigurator I selected Sony GDM PS400/..., 1024x768, thousands
> which should have worked. Earlier I used Apple multiscan 17",
> 1024x768, thousands and that worked.
>
> TIA,
> tom
>
> Thomas F Piotrowski
> Email: Tom@TomPio.com; AIM: Thorium
> Voice: 972 612-0575 Web: http://TomPio.Com/
>



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