Getting a new monitor...

[swoodnj]

I am picking up a new monitor today after work. I currently have a 17" CRT running at 1280x1024. I'm getting a 17" LCD whose native res is the same as above. I'm sure the sync rates are different, etc. My question is: What is the best way to handle hooking up the new monitor? Right now my system (RH 8) boots right into X so I assume that I should change that at least temporarily. The only X configuration I did was during the initial install...I just want to avoid doing any damage to the new monitor! Any tips would be greatly appreciated, thanks in advance.

Steve W

[z0mbix]

I believe the new command for configuring X on RH8.0 is redhat-config-xfree86 although I presume that runs in console mode. I'd change your default runlevel from 5 to 3 until X is correctly configured. Do this, but editing the inifdefault line in /etc/inittab from:

id:5:initdefault:

to

id:3:initdefault:

Obviously just reverse this one you have correctly configured X on your new monitor.

[swoodnj]

Great, thanks, I was mainly concerned about changing the runlevel...will look up to make sure that's the right command for configuring X...

Steve W