Re: [Nolug] Help!

I do not have any other computers that are running linux as of now. So I will go try your suggestion xf86config. So I shall return linux and work some more and tell of the progress, if there is any. thanks for the info
-Craig
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> From: -ray <ray@ops.selu.edu>
> Date: 2003/07/25 Fri PM 11:23:00 EDT
> To: nolug@joeykelly.net
> Subject: Re: [Nolug] Help!
>
>
> There maybe a command called xf86config. It comes with the XFree86
> distribution but it is old and ancient and doesn't work well and will ask
> you a lot of questions you don't know. stick with conservative options
> though... even if you get it running at 640x480 w/16 colors, that's enough
> to get redhat-config-xfree86 running.
>
> From what i understand, Redhat has been moving config commands to
> redhat-config-<whatever>. Xconfigurator was replaced with that GUI only
> app, which is pretty stupid to me.
>
> Do you have another machine on your network? You could boot knoppix on
> another machine, ssh to the box with problems, and run
> redhat-config-xfree86. The display should be redirected back to the
> knoppix box if X forwarding is setup in sshd_config.
>
> ray
>
>
>
> On Fri, 25 Jul 2003 c_matthews@cox.net wrote:
>
> > ok I am getting real close, does anyone know how to get
> > 'redhat-config-xfree86' to run in text only mode? When typeing this in,
> > it takes me to a GUI interface, and I cannot view it. I think soon as I
> > am able to view this in text, I will be able to fix it. But I am not
> > sure though. I will be trying the other suggestions also, but I want to
> > try this first. -Craig
> > >
> > > From: <jdtiede@bellsouth.net>
> > > Date: 2003/07/25 Fri AM 10:33:24 EDT
> > > To: <nolug@joeykelly.net>
> > > Subject: Re: Re: [Nolug] Help!
> > >
> > > Try ls -l /etc/X11/XF86Config to find out who the owner is. If you don't know the password for the owner, root can reset it (under KDE, System Settings | Users and Groups | Users | Properties).
> > > ============================================================
> > > From: <c_matthews@cox.net>
> > > Date: 2003/07/24 Thu PM 11:59:20 EDT
> > > To: nolug@joeykelly.net
> > > Subject: Re: Re: [Nolug] Help!
> > >
> > > ok so this is my progress.....nothing. Sure I am now in the text area (crtl-alt-F1) but running 'XConfigurator'does nothing, so i have been googleing and came accross this '/etc/X11/XF86Config' but i am not sure if this will work, mainly because it says I do not have permission for this, even though i am in as root. Another thing I tried is 'redhat-config-xfree86' and nothing happens. anyone else have any ideas?
> > > -Craig
> > > >
> > > > From: "Dave Prentice" <prentice@instruction.com>
> > > > Date: 2003/07/23 Wed PM 11:31:46 EDT
> > > > To: <nolug@joeykelly.net>
> > > > Subject: Re: [Nolug] Help!
> > > >
> > > > Did you try a ctrl-alt-F1 to see if you can get a text mode prompt? If
> > > > so, you might be able to run XConfigurator to get the graphics mode
> > > > working again.
> > > > Dave Prentice
> > > > prentice@instruction.com
> > > > http://www.originsresource.org
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: c_matthews@cox.net <c_matthews@cox.net>
> > > > To: nolug@joeykelly.net <nolug@joeykelly.net>
> > > > Date: Wednesday, July 23, 2003 10:15 PM
> > > > Subject: [Nolug] Help!
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > >Ok so I installed that WineX thing, no problems there. Once I had
> > > > it, it told me to run a check on my graphics card. I did and it came
> > > > out negative, so it told me to change the config. Well I switched to
> > > > my M$ side and got all the information about my graphics card.
> > > > (GeForce 2, 32MB etc) Back in the linux box i searched for my display
> > > > options, and under that i looked for my graphics card. I found it,
> > > > and after applying it, it told me to reboot so the changes would take
> > > > place. Did this and when it went back to the "blue curve" interface
> > > > (i'am using red hat 8) all i could see was red and black and green
> > > > vertical lines. Could not see anything else. No way for me to change
> > > > the display options back. What do I do??? Is there a way to fix this
> > > > without re-installing linux? Some one please help
> > > > >-Craig
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