[NTLUG:Discuss] I screwed up

[rmoncello@attbi.com]

> Hello,
> 
> I installed RedHat 9.0 on my Gateway Solo 9550 laptop a few days ago. The 
> other night I was reconfiguring the display settings. I noticed that the 
> Install program hadn't recognized my LCD, so I told it what LCD I had, or at 
> least which one I 'thought' I had. I told it I had a flat panel LCD capable 
> of 1600x1200 and then I set the resolution to that. Apparently I was wrong 
> and now when it boots up it comes to a blank screen, typical if the display 
> settings are wrong. I don't know how to fix this particular problem in Linux. 
> Upon boot-up there doesn't appear to be a way to prevent going into XWindows 
> but rather go to a command prompt. Any help would be appriciated.
> 
> Will

ctrl-alt-F1, once you are booted to your blank screen, will switch you to a text
login prompt.  From there, you'll be able to log in as root and reconfigure the
display settings.

Good luck!

Rick.
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