Re: bypassing xdm?
On Tue, 30 Sep 1997, Tim Bell wrote:
> I've configured my machine to boot into xdm. When confronted with the
> xdm login screen, how can I get to a text virtual console?
>
> I've had some success with Ctrl-Alt-Backspace, followed shortly
> aftewards by Alt-F?, but this doesn't always work, and the last time
> I tried it I managed to hang the machine.
>
> There must be a proper way to do this... only I can't find it.
Please try Ctrl-Alt-F1 from the xdm login screen (or from a running
xsession). Of course, you can normally use F1 through F5.
Syrus.
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