Re: Can't boot with new kernel
Erik Maxwell wrote:
>I recompiled my kernel to enable some different filesystems and now
>whenever I boot xdm starts up but my monitor doesn't show anything. It
>just sits there sounding like someone keeps pushing the degauss button.
...
>I tried to reboot from a repair floppy, but it still loads all the rc.x
>stuff and the same thing happens. I think if I could reboot without firing
>the rc.x scripts, I could fix the problem.
>
>My questions are:
>
> 1. How can I reboot without running the rc.x scripts.
Either:
Boot from an original installation CD or floppy (not the floppy that you
made during the installation process).
Select monitor and keyboard type and mount your root partition.
Go to a shell.
Edit /target/etc/X11/config and change start-xdm to no-start-xdm.
Unmount your root partition (umount /target) and reboot from your
hard disk.
or:
log in through the network, become root, and run `/etc/init.d/xdm stop'
to terminate xdm. I have sometimes had to do that twice.
Since xdm is now disabled, it will not start up; you will get a normal
console login prompt.
Log in and run startx, which should fail. Look at the error messages
to find out what went wrong.
> 2. Is this problem with my trying to use kerneld without fully
>understanding it?
I don't know.
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