[GLLUG] Re: Booting into text mode

[Reza Beha]

Unfortunately, I don't have access to my system right
now to get specific version numbers, but I'm using a
Diamond Stealth 64 (2MB) video card and RedHat 6.0
with whatever versions of X go out with 6.0 by
default.
I don't want to upgrade yet because I'm planning to do
some experimentation with security issues related to
the 2.2 kernel.

I'm using a variety of Samsung Syncmaster that isn't
in the monitor list that pops up during installation,
so I think the problem is that my monitor is not
accurately represented in the configuration files.

I don't think it's worth the effort of solving the
problem properly, since I do my software development
on an Athlon under RedHat 7.1 with a GeForce2 and
everything works fine there.  Switching runlevels
should be ok for now.

Thanks anyway though!

--- Cory Spitz <spitzcor@cray.com> wrote:
> 
> Frankly, I don't think that killing X and restarting
> is a good
> solution.  We should be trying to help you get your
> X to work right
> every time.  Let me start by asking what video card
> you, what xserver,
> and what version of xfree86 you are using.  Not that
> I could help much
> but it might get you started.  Also, have you tried
> googling to see if
> anyone else has your problem.  There may already be
> a solution.
> 
> -Cory
> 
> 
> 
> On Thu, 14 Feb 2002, Reza Beha wrote:
> 
> > Does startx provide the ability to kill and
> restart
> > the x-server where going to runlevel 5 doesn't? 
> If
> > so, this sounds like a good solution.
> >
> > If not, I don't think it would accomplish anything
> > since text mode is always fine until X is started.


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