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On a fine day, 11-01-2004, Paul Crowley wrote:

>  > OK, I chose a screen resolution through the OS 9.2.2 control strip
>>  that isn't supported by my monitor. Now I can't see the screen. I
>>  booted into OSX, deleted the montior preferences within the OS9
>>  system folder but when booting into OS 9.2.2 it still is going to the
>>  unsupported resolution. How do I get it to go to a supported
>>  resolution without being able to see the screen???
>
>You could try zapping the PRAM:

And if that doesn't work (and I suspect it won't, but I might be 
mistaken), then maybe you can boot into X, remove the entire 
Preferences folder from the OS9 System folder, and try booting into 9 
again.  It might be that monitor resolution is stored in some other 
prefs file, such as Finder preferences or what not.  Afterwards move 
the 'obvisouly innocent' preferences-files back to the newly created 
Preferences folder.

If all that still doesn't work: boot into X, start the Script Editor 
and put it in record mode.  Switch the monitor to some (supported :) 
resolution, and save the recorded script as an application (just hope 
that res-switching is indeed being recorded).  Now put the script 
into the OS9 > System > Startup Items folder and boot into 9.  The 
script should execute and switch the monitor-resolution.  Then remove 
it from the Startup Items folder.

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