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Strange that it's such a problem in a user-friendly Mac world ;-) on PC you just start up Windows in 'VGA or Safe Mode' and change the resolution..
Strange there is no analogy in Mac world.

Ray.

----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Hendrik Jan Veenstra 
  To: logic-ot@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2004 6:31 PM
  Subject: Re: [L-OT] OS9 screen resolution bug


  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.

  -- 
  Hendrik Jan Veenstra   h @ k n o w a r e . n l
  Omega Art: http://www.omega-art.com/

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