Broken Mandrake system with Video settings..

[dm]

Changed video settings to 1280x1024 @ 60hz, now system will not load.

How do I restore to default so I can reset the video settings?

thanks..

[RedFlyer]

Hi !

While your machine is running (with black screen i presume), try to press CTRL-ALT-F1 to get a console access.
Once you have a console access, you can execute 'mcc' and change video (display) settings.
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[rdmelin]

Also if you cannot get a console using the above method (if the machine locks for example) you can boot to runlevel 3. At the graphic boot menu press esc and you will get a text boot prompt. Then type "Mandriva 3" and enter.

Then you can login as root and run "mcc". Note that it is lowercase.

[jameswilson]

thin k you can also use alt ctrl + and - on numpad to raise and lower the res

[dm]

I got the login prompt, however it shows control chars when i hit ENTER, e.g. shows ^M^M^M

I can't get to a password prompt.

I got to the login prompt by typing the CTRL-ALT-F1, I got to the login prompt with mandrake 3 also.

Thanks for the info BTW, I'm used to SUSE and FC4.

This helps, but I still can't login. I'm using the static profile. Its the Control CHAR issue ..
It won't accept ENTER.

TVMIA

[dm]

I got the login prompt, however it shows control chars when i hit ENTER, e.g. shows ^M^M^M

I can't get to a password prompt.

I got to the login prompt by typing the CTRL-ALT-F1, I got to the login prompt with mandrake 3 also.

Thanks for the info BTW, I'm used to SUSE and FC4.

This helps, but I still can't login. I'm using the static profile. Its the Control CHAR issue ..
It won't accept ENTER.

TVMIA

Hey -- I got in.

The Ctrl-Alt NumLock + and - keys changed the resolution for me, wow! I felt like a Gorilla in a china shop with that resolution! haha!

I got it working @ 1280x1024 x 16 million. I wanted to match it since its on a sw.

Thanks a bunch!!!!