On Sat, 2003-09-20 at 16:20, Phil G. wrote: > On Fri, 19 Sep 2003 11:15:17 -0700, James Sparenberg > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Worst case scenario... it can't boot to X and falls back to a text > > screen. No problem here. > > > > As root > > # telinit 3 That gets you to the right run level so X doesn't > > retry a > > start in the > > middle of things. > > > > # drakxconf > > > > This is the tool that will let you reconfigure X (and other things > > too.) once tested and good. > > > > # telinit 5 > > > > and you will be back into X just like normal. > > > > > > Best case scenario. When it boots you will get a funny looking screen > > and need to use Mandrake control center to get back to a normal looking > > / working screen. > > I had the best case scenario - I got a 9200 Radeon, put it in, booted and a > text-graphical screen came up to let me configure the video. I only had an > option for 8500 - nothing greater is in the list. Works nevertheless. > > My mouse works better, too. All this time I thought it was going out and > it turns out it was the video. > > Phil > > > > > > > I anticipate scenario 1 being what you will encounter, either way you > > won't need to re-install. > > > > James
Cool! BTW I'm often amazed how many people put in monster CPU's with minimal ram and a 5 year old video card. You can speed your box up more by upgrading ram and Video than you would ever believe. James > > > > > > > >
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