test and question

[Thomas Cameron]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Eric Griffin" <egriffin44 at gmail.com>
To: <fedora-list at redhat.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2005 11:19 PM
Subject: test and question


> Hello All -
>
> I am just starting on Linux Certification.  I have come to first bump
> in the road... hoping someone can help.
>
> When installing Fedora I set the graphics to 256 colors, and
> everything was fine.  After using it for several days, I decided to
> turn up the graphics to "millions of colors".  When I restarted,
> Fedora hangs up during the initial startup sequence.
>
> I guess millions of colors is too much for the hardware at school.
>
> Is there any way to change the display settings at the command line?
> as I cannot even get into the GUI now.
>
> THANKS,
>
> EGrif

When you get the initial splash screen, hit "a" to edit the kernel 
parameters.  Add the word "single" to the end and hit [enter]

When the machine boots, run the command:

system-configure-display --reconfig

you will be able to set your display to a more sane setting.

Thomas