Re: Help! Newbie install problem; simple solution?
On Thu, Jan 1, 2009 at 9:06 PM, deleteme <deleteme@coderelay.com> wrote:
> Thanks--I think you have given me a path forward, but can you work with my
> "newbie-ness" for a moment?
>
> 1. How would I attach the xorg.conf file? Do I need to redo the install
> using a CD containing both my .iso file and your copy of the .conf file? If
> you mean something else by "attaching a working xorg.conf file", would you
> explain how to do that? Without a working system, I can't move any file onto
> the system--or do anything else at all.
>
> 2. Recall that I can't do anything as root, because the system 'boots' to an
> unuseable login screen. There is no dual-boot or other working system on
> this hardware, just my crippled Etch installation. Please let me know if
> there is a way to interrupt the start-up of the crippled login screens and
> type in the dpkg-reconfigure command that you have provided.
>
> I appreciate the assistance--it seems like this will be solveable fairly
> quickly.
I was usually able to enter my username and password even though I
couldn't see the login and then there was enough viewable screen to go
to Applications->Accessories->Terminal and su to root and enter the
dpkg command. Otherwise, you should be able to enter the console by
pressing ctrl->alt->fn+F1 or F2 and log-in as root and then enter the
dpkg command.
You could also copy my xorg.conf file to a usb stick and then copy the
file to /etc/X11/ once you get to a console. This would involve a few
steps. So, I would just try what I described above first and then if
that doesn't work we can go the usb stick route.
Cheers,
/Bob
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