Re: xdm

[Shao Zhang <shaoz@unsw.edu.au>]

if you are using lilo, at prompt type linux single or linux emergency

It sounds like a problem you are displaying too many colors where the
video card can't handle it giving the freqency...

On Sun, 20 Dec 1998, Rick Knebel wrote:

> 
> Hi,
> 
> I am new to the debian distribution and have run into an install problem,
> sort of.
> 
> I have installed redhat and caldera on my machine without difficulty
> including the Xserver.
> 
> I set up X the sanme way I did the other distro's.
> 
> The problem I having is that for some resson during the install I chose to
> start xdm but now when I boot up there  must be something wrong with my
> Xconfig setup because X never comes up the screen just continually blinks
> off and on.
> 
> The only way I can stop it is by rebooting.
> 
> Is there any way I can get in and diable xdm so I can boot to the command
> line and then figure out what is wrong with X.
> 
> Thanks Alot
> 
> Rick
> 
> 
> 
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