[Indohottie]

Hey

So I hooked up my mini to my tv using the dvi to video adapter that apple sells.. but now i m having a problem..

It was intially set at 800 by 600 resolution.. i attempted to increase it and now the computer video is on the fritz..

the screen continues to scroll over and over... How can I reset the video output?

Frank

[Laurence]

Plug in a monitor that can handle a high refresh rate and then set it back to 800x600 -OR- ssh into the machine and try deleting /Library/Preferences/com.apple.windowserver.plist
Deleting that file worked in 10.2.. Haven't used it since, and it certainly won't hurt.

Other things to try...
Reset PRAM (CMD-OPT-P-R on boot)
SAFE BOOT (Hold down shift on boot)

[Indohottie]

I tried this below...

http://discussions.info.apple.com/we...0147@.68b9d7f5

But got the error in the last message.. whats you have to be root mean??

frank

[Laurence]

If it says you have to be root then put sudo in front of the command. ie if they tell you to type "rm <something>" you actually type "sudo rm <something>" and after you hit enter it will ask for your password. This executes the command as the root user. You have to be an admin user to use sudo though.