[Linux-Discussion] Re: Mandrake 8.2 boot log: VFS ?
- From: bobbya <bobbya@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: linux-discussion@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2002 12:09:20 -0700
When you change monitors you also need to tell linux about your new monitor.
You need to tell linux the vertical and horizontal refresh rates, 2 different
numbers.
I've done that before when linux did not have my monitor type in its list of
monitor configurations.
Anyway, I will search for the command to do that and get back to you if someone
else doesn't first.
Question: When you turn on your computer does it automatically go into gnome?
On mine, when it boot up, I login my user name
and password. After that, the screen is blank, all I have is a command prompt,
similar to the login prompt you know. Anyway,
at that point I type "startx". Linux then starts up "KDE" instead of "gnome",
but I could have had it do "gnome" instead, I just
preferred "kde".
Well if you can get that command prompt, you can tell linux the vertical and
horizontal refresh rates of your monitor, it should then
be able to launch "gnome" correctly. Get it?
Take your time, if all else fails, don't mess with it, after turning off your
computer, plug in the old monitor and reboot. It would be better if you could
have it
set up as mine. The crash I'm sure is because "gnome" OR "kde" requires knowing
the monitor types.
Hey, FIND OUT THE VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL refresh rates of your new monitor by
looking it up in the manual. Keep those manuals! A simpler way is if your
linux(probably does) has a list of all monitors, you just pick yours.
more later, sorry about the long email, take your time
Robert
Carteblancher@xxxxxxx wrote:
> I just installed Mandrake 8.2 on my Duron 1000 system and its pretty great
> except...
>
> When I installed it I had my Gateway 19" on it instead of the usual Acer 17".
> Today I put the 19" back on its system and the Acer 17" on the Mandrake 8.2.
>
> When I try to boot, it goes all the way to the log in, right before it
> launches Gnome, and then it crashes. The monitor itself displays the "Out of
> Range" message.
>
> Checking the boot logs the final entry is simply "VMS: " with no
> message after it.
>
> Can someone point me in the right direction to how to change out the monitor
> in failsafe/configure workstation mode?
> I could just reinstall Mandrake 8.2, of course, but that would be cheating,
> or something.
>
> thanks moo-cho
>
> CarteBlancher
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