Re: urgen - xdm locks down video and system - won't shut off

To: Micha Feigin <kamikaza_mic@yahoo.com>
Cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: urgen - xdm locks down video and system - won't shut off
From: olet@ifi.uio.no (Ole J. Tetlie)
Date: 17 Jun 1998 10:57:42 +0200
Message-id: <[🔎] 87lnqwiewp.fsf@ifi.uio.no>
In-reply-to: Micha Feigin's message of Wed, 17 Jun 1998 01:20:10 -0700 (PDT)
References: <[🔎] 19980617082010.15703.rocketmail@send1d.yahoomail.com>

* Micha Feigin <kamikaza_mic@yahoo.com>
|
| I don't know if there is a way to stop xdm from starting before it
| starts without going into the system (ie. boot prompt or hot keys).

Try "linux single" at the bootprompt. This should get you into
maintainance-mode (root with no X).

Good Luck,
-- 
Ole


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