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  1. #1
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    Video Settings help...

    I did get Mandrake installed, but I set the video up too high, and X won't start...Where can I change that?

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    Linux Hardware Compatibility HOWTO
    The Linux XFree86 HOWTO
    Common x configuring tools:
    Redhat - setup utility leads to several config tools
    Debian - dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86
    You may have these tools:
    XF86Setup
    XFree86 -configure
    Xconfigurator
    xf86cfg
    xf86config
    xconf

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    Login as root and at the command prompt type 'Xconfigurator' (Without the quotes )

    If you are stuck automatically booting into X then just hit control+option+F2 and that will switch u to another Virtual terminal. Login as root, run Xconfigurator, then when it's finished type 'init 3' (to shutdown the X server) when init 3 is done type 'init 5' (that will start the xserver again) that will put you into the graphical login screen. From there you can log in as you. Don't forget to switch back to the virtual terminal and logout (you can switch between virtual terminals at any time, the X terminal is on tty7 (Control+Option+F7) once you logout you can go back to x by pressing those keys.)

    Hope that helps...

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    well...

    When I first installed, i had X problems too.... i just needed to choose the xpmac driver instead of the xfree86 driver.
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