On Wednesday 29 June 2005 20:05, peter gibbons wrote:
> Hi There,
> i run Mandrake on my pc, not the most recent version but v7 or
> v8. All was going well until my old old monitor finally died. I
> replaced it with a flat screen monitor and this is where my
> problem now starts. When i boot up Mndrake everthing looks ok
> until the desktop tries to load & display and then i get a
> monitor error which says: Input not Supported.
>
> I am totally unable to load up Mandrake in any format what so
> ever, so i seem to be totally unable to use mandrake with my new
> monitor.
>
> Whats are my options, is there a quick fix that i can do?? Bear
> in mind that at the moment i cant access my data to back it up.
>
> thanks in advance
> Peter
Version 7 or 8 used XFree86 not Xorg, but I think the config file is
the same, namely in /etc/X11/XF86Config. Of course you can't edit
that file without a monitor, so can't you get your hands on an old,
cheap CRT ?
If you can, go to XF86Config, scroll down to the section "Monitor".
Edit that file (as root) with the appropriate settings for your
flat panel, save it and then shutdown. Connect the flat and try
again.
I assume you use an analog connection ? - Digital probably weren't
supported in 7 or 8.
If this fails, you could try booting with a live CD, like Knoppix,
and research the settings in XF86Config. And while you are at it,
use Knoppix to save your data to a CD, external drive or some such.
Good luck.
Kaj Haulrich.
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