Author: Dave Gomboc
Date: 16:28:23 10/25/03
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On October 25, 2003 at 01:32:17, Christophe Theron wrote: >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 WinXP notifies the user about F8. (Ctrl and F5 are back from the DOS-Win98, heh.) Dave
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