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
> >
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