The second server

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## 3.4. The second server

This is unlikely to happen, but if when the server starts, the display is unreadable, try pressing Ctrl-Alt-+ (using the plus on the numeric keypad) to switch to a different video mode.

The display will show an entry box and three buttons.

The first button allows you to run xvidtune to adjust your video modes. One important point to keep in mind when using xvidtune is that switching video modes with Ctrl-Alt-+ is disabled while xvidtune is running. You must use the 'Next' and 'Prev' buttons to switch modes. Because of this, you should be careful not to move the mouse when pressing either of these. If by some chance the mode you switch to doesn't produce a readable display on your monitor, you can then just press the mouse button again to move to the next (hopefully readable) mode.

The second button causes the settings you've made to be written to the filename given in the entry box. After saving the settings a message will appear indicating that it has finished. Just press the 'Okay' button and you're done.

And the third button causes the program to exit without saving any of the configuration settings.

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