Re: invalid partition table
On Tue, 14 Nov 1995, Thomas Krichel wrote:
>
> We have a pentium box here that runs windoze95. To install debian,
> I partioned the disk using fips. When debian loaded, I prepared
> a swap partition and a linux partiion on as /dev/hda2 and /dev/hda3 using
> the custom mode installation. The we installed the packages. X loads
> with a garbeled sceen and no mouse reaction, and since xdm is run at
> boot time, I am not sure how to stop. I consolated my colleague by
> claiming that windoze95 would still be there. We removed the debian
> boot disk, rebooted. The floppy is installed, then comes a message:
I have had similar problems using the dselect script in the custom
mode. I am afraid that there seems little you can do to solve the
problem. My experience has tough me that it is always better not
to install xdm at first, check that the XF86Config is correct for
your particular graphics card-mouse, and then after everything works,
install xdm by default if you like it. Otherwise, you get into precisely
the problem you have right now. I believe there is a combination
of ctrl-delete and something else that will get you out of xwindows
but I don't remember now. What about ctrl-alt-f1 or f2 etc? Can you
access any shell??
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