I haven't worked with Linux in a couple of years, so I guess I'm considered somewhat new. I just installed Redhat 9 as the only operating system on a desktop. During installation I think that I set the monitor resolution too high. Now when the system is finished booting, the screen will flash a couple of times then go black.

I have seen different suggestions on how to change the settings, but I can't seem to get the system to do anything without being able to login. I figure that if I change the login screen to "text" then I should be able to do something.

I wanted to try this system before putting it on my laptop, but it's just sitting there now driving me nuts!

Any ideas on things to try?

Thanks

Hit CTRL+ALT+F1, log in as root then type redhat-config-display.

I tried the CTRL+ALT+F1 and I get sent back to the boot screen with the 'Starting firstboot' option at the bottom. I've let it set there for 5 minutes with nothing different happening; I've tried entering my password' I've tried hitting ALT+F2 (something I saw somewhere else, thought I'd give it a shot). It's just sitting here doing nothing but teasing me now.

Where do I go from here?

Thanks :bounce:

At the boot prompt (either LILO or GRUB), boot into "safe mode" (does RH9 have that) or add a kernel parameter "single". You should get a command prompt. In there edit the X configuration file to use a lower resolution.

Or just reinstall..