Runaway X
Debian 2.0 installed on my machine amazingly easy, including ppp
connectivity. However, now that I'm trying to get X up, things have
bogged down. In trying to debug XF86Config, my system is caught in an
endless loop it cannot get out of. The problem is that xdm somehow is in
the boot sequence and now I can't shut it off. Ctrl/Alt/BS kills the
server, but it immediately comes back up. I've tried rebooting with the
boot floppy and the rescue floppy, but as soon as the file system is
mounted and fsck'ed, the disfunctional X comes right back.
How can I get out of this endless loop so I can fix XF86Config? This is
a stand-alone machine, so it cannot be remotedly accessed.
Once I can stop the looping, I can start figuring out why the server
only comes up in 340x200 mode and why /dev/psaux doesn't work as a
Microsoft mouse port.
Thanks,
Harry Hersh
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