hello shridhar,
the m/c is not going to xwindows at the login prompt before x windows it
startd flashing, immdly i pressed ctrl+alt+delete and it has restarted the
m/c.
how do i get to alter the XF86Config file to old values..?
thanks, george..
On Mon, 28 Aug 2000, Shridhar Daithankar wrote:
> Hey
>
> You don't need to reboot your machine to take chages in effect. You need to come
> out of X and restart it.
>
> Secondly merely putting those resolution may not work if proper HSync and VSync
> frequencies for the monitor are not entered(in the same /etc/X11/XF86Config
> only). If nothing, wrong frequencies can *blow* your monitor. So be careful
> while you are fiddling with them. If monitor starts flashing, the immediately
> press ctrl+alt+backspace to kill X. If you wait there too long, you may loose
> your monitor...
>
> Bye
> Shridhar
>
> George Easaw wrote:
>
> > i changed the value of
> >
> > depth 24
> > modes 800x600 1024x768
> > valueport 0 0
> > Virtual1024 768
> >
> > after rebooting, find the monitor is flashing.... can i get some advice
> > on what to do..
> > thanks, george..
>
>
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