No display with new monitor

[Rick Stevens]

On Sat, 2006-02-11 at 13:59 -0700, karlp at ourldsfamily.com wrote:
> >> > I have just put a new monitor on my RHES 3.0 box. I have no
> >> > display. I probably need to run system-config-display --reconfig but
> >> > since I can't see anything, how? How do I get to the command line
> >> > when the system is going through boot-up. TIA.
> >>
> >> http://www.rhil.net/docs/faq.html#x_fails
> >>
> 
> 
> Just login and with no display, press CTRL-ALT - or CTRL-ALT + to change
> video modes. When you get one that you can see, run system-config-display
> --reconfig and go to work.

Or simply "CTRL-ALT-F1" to get to a text screen.  Log in as root and run
"system-config-display".

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