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Newgrove On - Line wrote:

> When I boot SuSE Linux Personal 7.3 (all packages installed 3.7GB) the
> display tries to go to the GUI login, but fails.
> 
> I know why - I was trying to get a better resolution for the display and
> ended up after a reboot having nothing. GUI DISPLAY (DESKTOP) WAS WORKING.
> How do I restore the settings?
> 
> Joe

Either you have a backup of /etc/X11/XF86Config or you use sax2 on a 
console to reconfigure your display.

Dragan

Newgrove On - Line wrote:

> When I boot SuSE Linux Personal 7.3 (all packages installed 3.7GB) the
> display tries to go to the GUI login, but fails.
>
> I know why - I was trying to get a better resolution for the display and
> ended up after a reboot having nothing. GUI DISPLAY (DESKTOP) WAS WORKING.
> How do I restore the settings?
>
> Joe

login from your text concole.  Then use vi to change the config file back to
one that works.
SuSE may have possibly made a backup file. If so just change the name.

# vi /etc/X11/XF86Config

(I'm not 100% sure if for SuSE that the file resides here, but on other
distros. it is...)

Have you tried sax2 from console mode?

Or delete or rename /etc/X11/XF86config then try sax2.


Joe (not you ;-)



Newgrove On - Line wrote:

> When I boot SuSE Linux Personal 7.3 (all packages installed 3.7GB) the
> display tries to go to the GUI login, but fails.
> 
> I know why - I was trying to get a better resolution for the display and
> ended up after a reboot having nothing. GUI DISPLAY (DESKTOP) WAS WORKING.
> How do I restore the settings?
> 
> Joe

Tom wrote:


> 
> login from your text concole.  Then use vi to change the config file
> back to one that works.
> SuSE may have possibly made a backup file. If so just change the name.
> 
> # vi /etc/X11/XF86Config
> 
> (I'm not 100% sure if for SuSE that the file resides here, but on
> other distros. it is...)

console-login is ok, but telling someone, who doesnt know much about 
linux, to use "vi" is really hardcore ;-)

regards, Jens

Folks, thanks all.
I've reloaded the machine.

Dragan Colak <dragan_colak@gmx.de>:
>Either you have a backup of /etc/X11/XF86Config

Is this done automatically?

>or you use sax2 on a
>console to reconfigure your display.

How? looking at a text interface to me is like looking a a brick wall. I
tried to type 'help' after root login but all the options just ran off the
top of the page. In MS-DOS there was a /p command to keep text within the
page -does the text interface have this (more for 'dir' command results).


Tom <no_spam@anti_spam.com>:
>login from your text concole.  Then use vi to change the config file back
to
>one that works.

Again, how? I know how to use 'pico' -is this the same?

>SuSE may have possibly made a backup file. If so just change the name.
>
># vi /etc/X11/XF86Config

Where would this backup be kept? moving and renaming would not be a problem
if I could just find the damm file. Again you have the 'vi' command in
there, it would help if I knew what it did.

What files should one make backups of?

Jens Nixdorf <jens.nixdorf@gmx.de>:
>console-login is ok, but telling someone, who doesnt know much about
>linux, to use "vi" is really hardcore ;-)

Agreed, I would use text interface a small bit -but only running in from
telnet to my own web site. That's all. I know nothing when it really comes
down to it. The only reason I installed this OS was because I was told it
was very good, safe, secure. So far, I agree. I am only coustomizing it
right now, but when I get down to actually using it I'm sure I'll be in love
with it.

Joe <ThisIsNot@AnEmailAddress.huh>:
>Have you tried sax2 from console mode?
>
>Or delete or rename /etc/X11/XF86config then try sax2.
.
sax2 -huh? deleting or renaming is no problem, but trying to get "sax2"
(whatever it is) to run is another story. I did find out the it was
something to do with X Server that was causing the problem, if I could have
reloaded just that GUI thing I would have been fine I'd say.


Dr Stupid <drstupid@bulbous.freeserve.co.uk>
>And as a handy hint for next time, learn how to use rcs to keep
>multiple, labelled backups of important files like XF86Config. Using
>rcs lets you go back any number of versions of the file, without
>having .bak1, .bak2, and so on cluttering up your directories.

Can I not just backup the files manually to a floppy or are they too large?
What does "rcs" do?

Thank you all ===problem fixed anyway; I reloaded everything.

Joe

Newgrove On - Line wrote:


> 
> How? looking at a text interface to me is like looking a a brick wall.
> I tried to type 'help' after root login but all the options just ran
> off the top of the page. In MS-DOS there was a /p command to keep text
> within the page -does the text interface have this (more for 'dir'
> command results).
> 
> 
You can scroll the screen up with the key-combo <right shift - PageUp>.

You should really use SaX2, it's a program to configure youre graphics 
card, monitor and mouse. If you can login into the console as root, 
then type (after the login) "sax2" (without the"), press "enter".
Of course you should know the capabilities of your card (chipset, Ram) 
and your monitor (frequencies, highest possible resolution). For this, 
you should consult the manuals of your equipment. But then it isnt 
really complicated, not much more than to install a driver in windows.

regards, Jens