Re: I killed my box.

[zzzz <nospam [at] zapata.freeserve.co.uk>]

Barrie Bremner wrote:

> I was messing with my XF86Config file and I`ve gone and changed the
> resolution to a setting my system really doesn`t like.

> I`ve got a backup copy of the XF86Config file in my home directory.
> How do I get it copied to /etc/X11 ?

> Or, how do I restart the system to init 3 (default is 5 on my box), so I can
> fix everything that way?
>
> Cheers.
>
> Baz.

At the LILO: prompt, type: <label> 3, usually 'linux 3'.

Then, log in as root, and copy the file back:
cp /home/barrie/XF86Config /etc/X11/

Jules

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