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Re: [LUG] Swapping VDU's

 

On Sunday 30 Oct 2005 12:08, David Bell wrote:
> Using Sarge on my box and want to replace my CRT VDU with a TFT Display. 
> Is there an easy/painless way of doing this with minimal risk of frying
> said new expensive item - apart from a re-install?
>

As it's Debian you can just plug it in, boot the system in recovery mode 
(should be an option in your GRUB menu), log-in then run 'dpkg-reconfigure 
xserver-xorg' which will take you through the X configuration. Then reboot 
and off you go.

Regards,
David.

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