[SLL] X server set up Wrong Horizontal ViewSonic VA720

[Chuck Kranz]

Worked great. So the jist of it is to shut down the X server and then 
run system-config-display.
Thanks!
-Chuck

Bill Campbell wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 24, 2007, Chuck Kranz wrote:
>> Hello all,
>> I've been setting up a Fedora 7 64 bit box with a ViewSonic VA720 
>> monitor. I used the system-config-display and made the mistake of 
>> changing from the generic 1280 X 1024 to the actual ViewSonic display.
>> It now is stuck with a horizontal speed that is out of range for the 
>> monitor(90Hz). Does anyone know how to clear this out so I can start 
>> again with system-config-display? Or better yet, has anyone got this to 
>> work?
> 
> Hit ctrl-alt-F1 to switch to a text login.  Log in as root, go to
> init state 3 ``init 3'', then run system-config-display.  When
> you're done, run ``init 5'' or reboot for graphics mode.
> 
> Bill
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