Re: [Nolug] Help!

You can load a program called PUTTY on your Windows box. It's a
Windows SSH client, so you can log into your ailing Linux box from a
working Win one. I don't remember where to download PUTTY, but do a
google.
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: Friday, July 25, 2003 10:33 PM
Subject: 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
>>
>> 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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