Re: RH9.0 X configuration fails

From: osmoma (os-moma_at_email.no)
Date: 11/26/03 

Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2003 18:39:48 +0100

DZ wrote:
> I have Dell flat panel monitor (1900FP) and 64MB DDR NVIDIA GeForce4TM
> Ti 4200 card. RH 9.0 Graphic install simply fails - the monitor shuts
> down. Text install seems to work, but, once completed, gives me a
> black screen. The same parameters entered with the previous (RH 8.0)
> version worked fine.
>
> Can I get around this? More specifically, I'm not sure how to do the
> following:
>
> 1) How can I boot into the text mode? Right now linux tries to
> start X and it fails. Alt-Cntrl-Backspace doesn't seem to work.
>
> 2) Once I'm able to get to the command line, what X configuration
> files should I edit to correct the problem?
>
> Many thanks
>
> DZ

1) CNRL + ALT + F1 (F1..F6) should let you login to console in text mode.

   ALT + F7 returns to graphical mode.

   Alternatively:
   Boot with CD #1 and give boot option

   boot: linux rescue

2) The config file for XFree86 is /etc/X11/XF86Config

  # kate /etc/X11/XF86Config

3) You can try to config X with

   # redhat-config-xfree86

   For other commands:
   # redhat-[TAB] [TAB]

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