Re: how do I fix xserver remotely?
On Fri, 28 Nov 2003 00:39:11 +0100,
tripolar <tripolar@comcast.net> wrote in message
<[🔎] 200311280039.11242.tripolar@comcast.net>:
> during an install on my parents pc I chose wrong xserver "fbdev"
> because I didnt know there video card at the time. since then I found
> out it was s3 savage.
> First I was locked out because of root password problem. fixed now
> with help from this list :-)
> Their pc is running knoppix live-cd ( so she can access internet)
> while I sort this out. I will need to log in ssh ( not a problem did
> that earlier) and try to fix x by editing file and hopefully when she
> reboots after removing knoppix cd, gdm will start.
> any clues would be helpful
> thanks
..if sshd is shut down, have your folks go into the "Knoppix" menu,
then "Services", then "Start SSH server". After that, you may want
them to check "ifconfig" and mail you the output.
..to let you in as root or knoppix, passwords must be set,
have them go into the "Knoppix" menu, then "Root shell",
and advice them what to type.
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...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry...
Scenarios always come in sets of three:
best case, worst case, and just in case.
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