Author: Christophe Theron
Date: 17:33:15 10/25/03
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On October 25, 2003 at 19:28:23, Dave Gomboc wrote:
>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
A strong selling point in favor of Windows XP, then. :)
Christophe
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