[NTLUG:Discuss] Monitor/Xserver problem

[Mike Hart]

This is caused most likely by invalid screen
resolution/refresh rate in the X setup. 

login on the commandline as root and run the
commandline X setup 
$XF86Setup (if you really are running XFree) 

Or

$xorgsetup (if you are running XOrg.)  

Different distros have different spellings and
capitalizations of this command, so you may need to
try  the [tab] key after typing X or x to find it (if
you have autocomplete active. 

Choose the VESA or fbdev server to try recovering your
screen. 
--- om Hayden <tom.hayden.iii at mail.airmail.net> wrote:

> I had to reinstall my system today and, after doing
> so successfully, I 
> found that when the system tried to bring up the log
> in screen, by 
> starting kdm, the monitor would go blank for a
> minute and then come back 
> to the command line without giving me a chance to
> log in. This makes it 
> all but impossible to use the system. I am using
> Debian 3.1 release 5, 
> kernel 2.4, kdm/kde and xserver-xfree86. Does any
> one have an idea as to 
> what might be causing this?
> 
> Tom Hayden III
> 
> Coherent solutions for chaotic situations
> 
> tom.hayden.iii at mail.airmail.net
> 214-435-4174
> 
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> Apartment 1431
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> 
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