Broke SuSe by trying to change resolution

[Bruce123]

Got my HP 2133, delivered from ebuyer, on Friday when I got home at 6:30. Managed to break it by 9:30pm. Is this a record?

Basically, I wanted to reduce the resolution to something more manageable, like 1024x something. I eventually found the option and set it. It did seem to work but then froze. Caps lock didn't turn the light on and off so I decided to hard power off by pressing and holding the power slider buttoｎ (to the right I think)． Ａｎｙｗａｙ，　ｗｈｅｎ　Ｉ　ｂｏｏｔｅｄ　ｉｔ　ｕｐ　Ｘ　ｗｏｕｌｄｎ’ｔ　ｓｔａｒｔ　ｄｕｅ　ｔ ｏ　ａ　ｐｒｏｂｌｅｍ　ｗｉｔｈ　ｘｏｒｇ．ｃｏｎｆ　ｓｏ　Ｉ　ｌｈａｖｅ　ｅｎｏｕｇｈ　ｋｎｏｗｌ ｅｄｇｅ　ａｂｏｕｔ　Ｌｉｎｕｘ　ｔｏ　ｃｈｅｃｋ　ｉｔ　ｉｎ　ＶＩＭ　ａｎｄ　ｉｔ’ｓ　ｆｕｌｌ　 ｏｆ　＠＠＠＠＠　ｓｙｍｂｏｌｓ．　Ｓｏ　Ｉ　ｔｈｉｎｋ　ｉｔ’ｓ　ｂｅｃｏｍｅ　ｃｏｒｒｕｐｔｅｄ ．　Ｉ　ｍａｎａｇｅｄ　ｔｏ　ｆｉｎｄ　ａ　ｘｏｒｇ．ｃｏｎｆ　ｏｎｌｉｎｅ　ｆｏｒ　ｔｈｅ　ＶＩＡ 　ｃｈｉｐｓｅｔ，　ｓｏ　Ｉ　ｈａｖｅ　ｄｏｗｎｌｏａｄｅｄ　ｔｏ　ａ　ＵＳＢ　ｓｔｉｃ ｋ．

Ｍｙ　ｑｕｓｔｉｏｎ　ｉｓ，　ｈｏｗ　ｄｏ　Ｉ　ｔｏ　ｇｅｔ　Ｌｉｍｕｘ　ｔｏ　ｓｅｅ　ｔｈｅ　ＵＳ Ｂ　ｍｅｍｏｒｙ　ｓｔｉｃｋ　（ｗｈｉｌｓｔ　ｎｏｔ　ｉｎ　Ｘ）？

Ｉｎ　ａ　ｍｏｒｅ　ｇｅｎｅｒａｌ　ｐｏｉｎｔ；　Ｉ　ｔｈｉｎｋ　ｔｈｅ　ｃｏｍｐａｒｉｓｏｎ　ｏｆ 　２１３３　ｉｔｈ　Ｒｏｏｌｓ　Ｒｏｙｃｅ　ｉｓ　ａ　ｇｏｏｄ　ｏｎｅ，　ｂｕｔ　Ｉ’ｍ　ｎｏｔ　ｓ ｕｒｅ　ｉ’ｄ　ｗａｎｔ　　Ｒ０ｌｌｓ　Ｒｏｙｃｅ，　ｗｏｕｌｄ　ｐｒｅｆｅｒｅ　ａ　ｌｉｔｔｌｅ　 Ｃｏｒｓａ．　Ｒｏｏｌｙｓ　Ｒｏｙｃｅ　ａｎｄ　ｔｈｅ　２１３３　ａｒｅ　ｊｕｓｔ　ｔｏ　ｂｉｇ　ａ ｄ　ｈｅａｖｙ　ｆｏｒ　ｍｅ．　Ｉｔ’ｓ　ａｌｍｏｓｔ　ｌｉｋｅ　ａ　ｌａｐｔｏｐ，　ｗｈｉｃｈ　Ｉ 　ａｌｒｅａｄｙ　ｈａｖｅ．

Ｔｈａｎｋｓ，

Ｂｒｕｃｅ．

ＰＳ　Ｔｙｐｉｎｇ　ｔｈｉｓ　ｏｎ　ｍｙ　Ａｓｕｓ　ＥＥＥ，　ｄｏｎ’ｔ　ｋｎｏｗ　ｗｈａｔ’ｓ　ｈ ａｐｐｅｎｅｄ　ｔｏ　ｔｈｅ　ｃｈａｒ　ｓｐａｃｉｎｇ” :lol: [/code]

[mikez]

No, I read on some forum of a person who unpacked, plugged in to charge for
the first time, kicked the cord and trashed the LCD when it hit the floor.
- - - -
If you are at the skill level of not being able to find the USB stick while in a
command line terminal - you would be better off re-installing the OS and let
the installation automation fix things for you.
If you decide to do that - pick something other than SLED or SuSE.