"Xavier Michalet" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am the person who originally posted this question. I missed the original
answers
> because of problems with my Mac beta version of AOL :-( so I repost it:
> The problem I have is that I want to install Mandrake 7 on a laptop (LCD
display).
> I test the settings for X windows during the installation, but when I reboot
and X
> starts, the display kind of "melts" (yes, this is frightening to look at).
The
> reason: because I have a line to edit in some file (vga = 794) to have it
work.
> But I can't do that without a screen, right ? That's why I'd like to boot in
the
> console mode.
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When you try to boot your machine, at the lilo prompt, type:
linux 3
or
linux init3
This SHOULD boot into console mode. give it a try and get back to us.
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