Terminal / Bash assistance needed to delete SwitchResX

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Terminal / Bash assistance needed to delete SwitchResX

Thanks for reading... I installed a third-party app called SwitchResX to customize my display. Unfortunately, I tweaked it so that my monitor no longer displays anything. I can't get the monitor working in safe or single mode, either. So I can get to the utilities, including Terminal, using the Install Disc, but I'm confused as to what's next. Here's where I'm at:

I can locate my Volumes folder, and when I change to that directory (cd) my Home folder (titled My Shizz) is listed:

total 10
d-wx-wx-wt@ 2 root admin 1024 Jul 8 11:58 .Trashes
--w--w--w- 1 root admin 4096 Jul 8 11:58 ._.Trashes
lrwxr-xr-x 1 root admin 0 Jul 8 11:58 Max OS X Install DVD ->
drwxrwxr-t@ 23 root admin 1292 Jul 7 19:28 My Shizz

However, when I try to cd to My Shizz by typing...
cd /My\ Shizz

I get this in return...
cd: /My Shizz: No such file or directory

Can someone please show me how I can access this directory so that I can delete this blasted SwitchResX???

Thanks so much,

Chris

G5 - 1.8 Dual, Mac OS X (10.5.8)

Posted on Jul 8, 2010 3:31 PM

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Answer 1

Jul 8, 2010 3:47 PM in response to Chris in Los Angeles

I don't know anything about SwitchResX, but if it is an application for tweaking settings, then deleting it won't fix your problem. That's like breaking off the control switch.

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Answer 2

Jul 8, 2010 4:04 PM in response to Jeffrey Jones2

I know what I need to do with SwitchResX once I get into folder. But can you tell me why I can't get to my Home holder, as described in my original post?

Thanks again.

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Answer 3

Jul 8, 2010 4:09 PM in response to Chris in Los Angeles

I should clarify: I need Terminal/Bash help, not SwitchResX help.

Because of SRX, my display only works when I put in the Install disc. For some reason, I cannot open in safe or single mode, as the SwitchResX is still taking effect. Anyway, since I can only access the files through Terminal, that's the only way I can get rid of it. Unfortunately, I can't seem to get to my Home folder for some reason.

Thanks again for any assistance out there!!!

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Answer 4

etresoft

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Jul 8, 2010 5:10 PM in response to Chris in Los Angeles

Try:
cd "My Shizz"
with quotes

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Answer 5

Jul 8, 2010 5:56 PM in response to etresoft

worked like a charm--thanks so much!

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Answer 6

rccharles

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Jul 10, 2010 7:34 PM in response to Chris in Los Angeles

cd /My\ Shizz

more like:
mac $ ls /Volumes/ Applications Macintosh-HD@ Spotless/ Terminal Utilities mac $

cd /Volumes/My\ Shizz

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Answer 7

Jul 11, 2010 9:29 PM in response to Chris in Los Angeles

In the future, you might also try booting into Safe Mode (hold shift at startup) to perhaps bypass the altered SwitchResX settings and be able to display something on screen, allowing you to remove the program and its settings using the OS X GUI.

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