display crash

[Arthur Dyck]

I have an IBM T30 running Gutsy Gibbon.  I believe the video driver is
ATI.  My monitor display has suddenly gone bonkers and is illegible.  I
have one file of documents that I need to get off of that computer.  I
am able to log on legibly in fail safe mode in konsole.  Can anyone give
me instructions on how to either fix my monitor display or copy the
files that I need onto a USB memory stick?  Many Thanks.

Arthur