Author: Christophe Theron
Date: 22:32:17 10/24/03
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On October 24, 2003 at 21:03:54, Eugene Nalimov wrote:
>On October 24, 2003 at 19:28:35, Christophe Theron wrote:
>
>>On October 24, 2003 at 16:26:58, Vincent Diepeveen wrote:
>>
>>>hello Christophe,
>>>
>>>as a big linux expert, and me a very poor amateur there,
>>>i have next problem.
>>
>>
>>
>>Who's the "big Linux expert"???
>>
>>Me????
>>
>>You're talking to the wrong person then.
>>
>>I'm definitely *NOT* a Linux geek.
>>
>>I'm using it since last year and it works fine, and I did not have to do geeky
>>things to make it work.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>my monitor broke down. 19'' IIYAMA (saw some postings from Bob here and while
>>>laughing for them my head danged against the monitor). under linux i had running
>>>1280x1024x100Hz vertical.
>>>
>>>my temporary replacement monitor cannot handle this frequency and tomorrow (so
>>>in 10 hours) i want to play The King under linux and after that against Tiger.
>>>
>>>In windows it is very easy. i bootted and pressed while booting f8. then i
>>>used 'boot VGA mode' and then i set there a new resolution, rebooted and it
>>>booted fine.
>>>
>>>In linux i have no clue what to do. it automatically starts X here of course.
>>
>>
>>
>>Boot Linux and let it reach the login screen (if nothing is displayed you will
>>know it is there because you will see the hard disk stop working).
>>
>>Type Ctrl-Alt-F1. That sends you to a console. Log in.
>>
>>Type x86config and configure the settings for your new monitor.
>>
>>I don't know if it will work, but that's what I would try first.
>>
>>If your point is that it is complicated in Linux, what about that mysterious F8
>>key you have to press and hold while booting Windows?
>
>Windows says something like "Press F8 for safe boot" during boot :-)
>
>Thanks,
>Eugene
The last Windows versions I have used (WinME and Win2000) don't mention anything
like that at boot time.
You have to know it. There is also something about holding the Ctrl key down
during boot, and you also have to know, there is no mention of it on the screen.
Christophe
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