One way to boot into command line mode: edit the file /etc/inittab and change the line id:5:initdefault: to id:3:initdefault: It will boot to command mode. Then when you're done change it back to 5. > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list -- Brady Hegberg <bradyh at bitstream.net>