[NTLUG:Discuss] Re: Discuss Digest, Vol 6, Issue 39

[Will Pearson]

Thanks,

This worked even in GRUB. I was able to drop to Level 3 and from the
command prompt fix the GUI's config. I set the resolution to the specs
from Gateway. Currently I'm writing this email on my Gateway Laptop.
Hooray!! Who says that command prompts suck? They can fix GUI's!!

Will

> Try tacking "3" or "single" onto the boot parameters--i.e. at the 
> LILO prompt, you might type "linux single".
> 
> "3" tells the kernel to boot into runlevel 3 (multiuser, 
> networking, no graphical login).  "single" tells it to boot into 
> runlevel 1 (single user, no networking, no graphical login).