How do I configure a new monitor?

[Kevin J. Cummings]

ejbjr wrote:
> I just had to move a machine running Fedora Core II to a different CRT 
> display. It won't boot up right, because the sync on the monitor is 
> wrong (actually it boots up
> fine, but can't display anything).
> At this point, I can boot the rescue disk, but I haven't been able to 
> find the Xwindows
> config files, or any text-mode program to configure my system for a new 
> monitor.
> Is there any way to do this, other than reloading the OS from CD?

Uh, doesn't CTRL-ALT-F1 get you to a login prompt in text mode?  I 
assume you can see the startup until X windows starts up (or the rhgb 
kicks in), in which case, you should be able to switch to a console 
screen and login from there.

The all you need to do is change the default initlevel in /etc/inittab 
from :5: to :3:.  Also, if your grub.conf file specifies to boot with 
the Red Hat Graphical Boot option (rhgb), remove that option from your 
grub.conf lines.

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