Blank Screen / Can't Log-in after changing display settings

English Install/Boot/Login
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I had openSUSE 11.0 up and running fine bar configuring my HP Photosmart 3180 AIO printer.

So, I thought I’d play about with different settings under the display options / effects. One was to have a snow drop effect on my screen. I must have OK’d the setting in error. Now when I try to login I get to the SuSE splash screen I get halfway through and the screen turns firstly white and then deathly black. I can’t get to the GUI log-in stage now to alter the display settings ! Please help as I’ve urgent work to do later today.

Thanks,

Barrie
(Torquay)

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Tut! Tut! that’s what happens when you fiddle ( only joking :stuck_out_tongue: ) at the boot screen, enter 3 on the boot options line,once at the command prompt, log-in as normal,then,su to root,once there,type sax2 & press enter. this will get you to the setup for your display,then you can sort it as you please

Andy

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Hellou, i have the same problem on opensuse 11 - afret applying display effect desktop become black and it is black after restarting too. i access sax2, but there is no option to change display effects… maybe anybody could tell me what i must to do to return default settings?

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ok. i solve s problem - delete ./kda and ./kda4 maps and it restors defoults. but… when i tryed to change display settings, effects again black screen returns. why?