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Authored by: robg on Oct 04, '01 10:31:30AM
If you have more than one machine and they're networked, you can fix this by using a remote control program such as Timbuktu or (my choice) OSXvnc. The nice thing about OSXvnc is that it can be started from the command line. So when I blacked my monitor (by selecting a too high refresh rate, which instantly took effect permanently - argh!), I did the following: SSH'd in from my iBook and launched OSXvnc from the command line (OSXvnc.app -rfbport portnumber). Then I quit the SSH session and launched my VNC client and connected to the now remotely-controllable dead screen Mac. The last step is too open the Displays panel, select a valid refresh rate, and watch the screen come back to life on the Mac. Saves a reboot and keeps that all important "uptime" stat going ;-). -rob.

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