This approach should have worked...but I'm sure I tried these key
combinations with no effect.
Anyway, I got the GRUB to bypass loading X and fixed the refresh ranges.
Thanks to all who responded.

Jack Surek

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steven Cayford" <strayf at freeshell.org>
To: <tclug-list at mn-linux.org>
Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2005 5:02 PM
Subject: Re: [tclug-list] questions about GRUB and a new monitor.


> On Tue, Feb 15, 2005 at 04:17:17PM -0600, Justin Kremer wrote:
> > On Tue, 15 Feb 2005 11:10:35 -0600, Steven Cayford
<strayf at freeshell.org> wrote:
> > > Or, once X has started switch to a different virtual terminal with
> > > ctrl-alt-n, where "n" is a number from 1 to 6. Usually X is running on
> > > virtual terminal 7, so ctrl-alt-7 will take you back to that.
> >
> > That is what I was going to suggest as well, but note that the proper
> > keys to press are ctrl-alt-Fn
>
> Doh. I always forget which is which and end up trying both.
>
> -Steve
>
> _______________________________________________
> TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota
> tclug-list at mn-linux.org
> http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list