New monitor and login problem

[Paul Smith]

On 2/23/06, Anne Wilson <cannewilson at tiscali.co.uk> wrote:
> > > > Beyond Fedora Core 4, I have a partition with Mandriva 2005.
> > > > Meanwhile, my monitor changed to a LCD one, and I did the needed
> > > > changes in order to use my new monitor with FC4. However, I cannot
> > > > login with Mandriva because of the new monitor. What is the best way
> > > > to tell Mandriva the new settings needed by my new monitor? I could
> > > > plug back the old monitor... but just wondering whether it can be done
> > > > without it.
> > >
> > > Run XFdrake - either from Mandriva Control Center or from the command
> > > line. If your monitor model isn't listed you will have no problems with
> > > Generic LCD.
> >
> > Well, Anne, how can I run xfdrake if I cannot do my login?
>
> I assume that linux is actually booting up, but that you can't see the screen,
> so when the lilo screen opens, hit Esc and you should see a text login
> screen.  Type 'linux 3' and that will give you a text login.  From there you
> should be able to run XFdrake.

Thanks, Anne, for your suggestion. However, I am using grub and not
lilo. With grub the directions are?

Paul