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Re: dead end



Sergio Brandano wrote:
> 
> I just finished updating the system on my Lombard.
> At start up, gdm takes control of the system and does
> not let me in. The problem is simple: it does not
> let me type the login. The cursor works, but the keyboard
> does not. The other problem is that I do not manage to kill
> gdm (of course), and there is no way to remote login on
> the machine (all ports in use, so it says).

Can't you switch to a console (CTRL-ALT-F[1-6] for me - don't know what that
might be on a Mac...) and login there? That's what I used to do when gdm
didn't work.


Michel


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