On Wed, 13 Oct 2004 11:19:45 -0700 st disseminated the following:
> Using either Gnome or KDE the screen left unused a strip of about one inch
> on the left side of the screen. I tried solving this by changing the
> graphical interface configurations. I experimented with different
> configurations without success, until one left the screen completely black.
> Since then, every time I boot the computer on Linux the screen is black
> and, for that reason, I cannot reverse the configuration. Is there a way of
> going back to a configuration where I can see the screen again? Once I do
> that, is there a way of eliminating the strip that is left unused on the
> left side of the screen?
Very likely this has nothing to do with your X config, you probably just need to
adjust the settings on the monitor, ie. those buttons that let you move, resize,
etc.
The monitor is competely black, looks the same way it does in standby mode in Windows. The buttons don't work (they did before in Linux when I had graphical interface and they still do in Windows). There is no command line screen or prompt.
> I have Mandrake Linux 10.0 in one partition (20GB) and MS Windows Me, with
> all my data, in the other partition (100GB).
>
> Second question:
>
> To make matters worse, I tried reinstalling Linux. At the moment of the
> first installation, the partition where I was going to put Linux had been
> created by the guy who sold me the new hard drive (my Windows had destroyed
> my old hd). I didn't encounter any problem at the moment of the first
> installation, meaning that I didn't have to answer any question strange to
> me. Nor did I face any problems when I reinstalled Linux to see if I could
> fix the graphical interface problem at that moment.
>
> Now, when I try reinstalling, after I choose "use existing partitions" I am
> directed to the screen "Chose the mount points" which I didn't have to
> answer before. I am given two options: hda5 (5.8GB, Jouranlised FS: ext3)
> and hda7 (7.7GB, Journalised FS: ext3). Each gives me several options of
> mount points: /, /boot, /home, /mnt/windows, /tmp, /usr, /var, /var/ftp,
> and /var/www. I don't want to erase all my data by selecting the wrong
> option. What should I do?
Well, it looks like it's leaving your Windows partitions out of the process,
which is good. I don't think I've ever seen MDK offer to format your Windows
partitions, come to think of it, but it's been a while since I was dual-booting.
Main thing is, ext3 partitions are definitely not Windows, so you can mount them
and format them, no worries.
Just mount hda5 on / and hda7 on /home, make sure you have a swap partition, and
you're all set. Funny, tho, you've got 20 GB for Linux and it's only using about
14?
Thanks very much. It seems I will have to try reinstalling. Wish me luck.
Sebastian
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