Re: Hamm problem. (XDM, maybe)

["Michael B. Taylor" <mtaylor@mapleloop.rmt.utk.edu>]

Boot with your rescue disk.  Mount the partition that contains your 
/etc directory.  Edit /etc/X11/config, commenting out the line
"start-xdm".  Reboot normally.

Mike  


On Thu, Jul 30, 1998 at 04:44:39PM -0700, James Brown Ender/Gcc" wrote:
> Hi,
>    I've just upgraded my system to Hamm, but after a reboot the screen
> flashs from text to graphics
> mode, and back. I think it might be XDM, as X Windows doesnt load...
> 
> Any suggestions on how I can stop this? I dont want to format my H/D,
> and I cant shutdown XDM
> because the keyboard doesnt work while switching. And as the screen
> switchs about 5 times a second...
> 
> -- Ender


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