coolbgdog Posted July 26, 2007 Share Posted July 26, 2007 Okay I was playing around after I got ci/qe working then in the resolution panel I accidentally chose a resolution higher than 1024x768 and my monitor blanked and said input signal out of range. Now whenever I start osx right after I login the monitor goes out of range and doesn't show anything. Is there any way I can get the resolution back to 1024x768? I tried editing the boot.list file in the system configuration folder but that didn't help it just makes it skip the darwin boot loader. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/58136-changed-resolution-higher-than-supported-now-out-of-range-monitor-error/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
hecker Posted July 26, 2007 Share Posted July 26, 2007 what about entering -x to boot into safe mode in the darwin menu? hecker Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/58136-changed-resolution-higher-than-supported-now-out-of-range-monitor-error/#findComment-415169 Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuuey Posted July 26, 2007 Share Posted July 26, 2007 maybe when booting type in "Graphics Mode"="800x600x32@60" ? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/58136-changed-resolution-higher-than-supported-now-out-of-range-monitor-error/#findComment-415233 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BJMoose Posted July 26, 2007 Share Posted July 26, 2007 Both of the suggestions above should work. But if you're really in a pinch and for some reason they don't work, if you have access to another monitor that displays the higher resolution you chose (a friend...at work), you could use that and then just reset your resolution there before hooking it back up to your own monitor. That would be a last resort method. Good luck. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/58136-changed-resolution-higher-than-supported-now-out-of-range-monitor-error/#findComment-415247 Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolbgdog Posted July 26, 2007 Author Share Posted July 26, 2007 I could boot into safe mode but I can't hear anything and ci/qe don't work. Im getting a new monitor tuesday anyway so I'll be able to support it by then. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/58136-changed-resolution-higher-than-supported-now-out-of-range-monitor-error/#findComment-415581 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BJMoose Posted July 27, 2007 Share Posted July 27, 2007 But booting in safe mode would only have to be one time, to give you the opportunity to change your resolution in display or to use terminal to change it in the plist. Not sure you can do it in display, but it's worth a try. Did you try adding "Graphics Mode"="1024x768x60" at boot up? Did that not work? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/58136-changed-resolution-higher-than-supported-now-out-of-range-monitor-error/#findComment-415665 Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolbgdog Posted July 27, 2007 Author Share Posted July 27, 2007 I tried the boot option graphics mode and it doesn't work. Right after I log in the screen goes out of range and doesn't show nothing. In safe mode I can't change the display mode because its already set as the normal rez. I tried lowering the resolution and I still got the out of range problem in safe mode. I know for sure my monitor can support 800x600. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/58136-changed-resolution-higher-than-supported-now-out-of-range-monitor-error/#findComment-415776 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoDs Posted July 27, 2007 Share Posted July 27, 2007 Boot to the single user mode (-s) and mount the disk (/sbin/mount -uw /) then edit your "/library/preferences/systemconfiguration/com.apple.Boot.plist" as follows: <key>Boot Graphics</key> <string>Yes</string> <key>Graphics Mode</key> <string>1280x1024x32</string> </dict> </plist> Put the recommended screen resolution in place of 1280x1024x32 Alternatively, you can boot in safe mode (-x) and edit the file with a text editor. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/58136-changed-resolution-higher-than-supported-now-out-of-range-monitor-error/#findComment-415791 Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolbgdog Posted July 27, 2007 Author Share Posted July 27, 2007 Boot to the single user mode (-s) and mount the disk (/sbin/mount -uw /) then edit your "/library/preferences/systemconfiguration/com.apple.Boot.plist" as follows: <key>Boot Graphics</key> <string>Yes</string> <key>Graphics Mode</key> <string>1280x1024x32</string> </dict> </plist> Put the recommended screen resolution in place of 1280x1024x32 Alternatively, you can boot in safe mode (-x) and edit the file with a text editor. I did that already and it still didn't work. That was one of the first things I tried. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/58136-changed-resolution-higher-than-supported-now-out-of-range-monitor-error/#findComment-416082 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BJMoose Posted July 27, 2007 Share Posted July 27, 2007 In your first post, you mentioned that all you did was change the resolution and this occurred. Are you certain that prior to changing the resolution, something else wasn't done? Did you play with any of the kext files or do anything else in terminal prior to making the change in display? If the steps laid out for you here don't work, it sounds to me as if there's something else going on besides just a simple resolution change. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/58136-changed-resolution-higher-than-supported-now-out-of-range-monitor-error/#findComment-416092 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ramm Posted July 27, 2007 Share Posted July 27, 2007 Did you repair permissions after editing com.apple.Boot.plist? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/58136-changed-resolution-higher-than-supported-now-out-of-range-monitor-error/#findComment-416247 Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolbgdog Posted July 30, 2007 Author Share Posted July 30, 2007 Im not too sure. I'll just wait till i get my new monitor tuesday so If it dont' work I'll try whats listed. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/58136-changed-resolution-higher-than-supported-now-out-of-range-monitor-error/#findComment-417383 Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolbgdog Posted August 1, 2007 Author Share Posted August 1, 2007 Okay worked just as I thought new 22icnh widescreen acer came in booted up osx and screen showed normally. Cranked it up to 1680x1050 it looks beautiful. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/58136-changed-resolution-higher-than-supported-now-out-of-range-monitor-error/#findComment-418469 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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