On Mon, Jan 18, 1999 at 07:55:05PM -0600, KTB wrote: > I haven't been in windows for a while and under the circumstances, wish > I wasn't. I was trying to make my virtual screen larger and was messing > around with FX86Config files. One was in /etc and the other I can't > remember /lib or something. Anyway I couldn't get anything to change so > I started putting "#"s over the lines dealing with the virtual display > and changed some of the larger sizes. My system is set up so that I > automatically go to X to sign in. When I boot Linux everything goes as > normal until I reach the point where X tries to load. Then the text on > the screen starts to blink. Is there anyway I can abort X and just get a > regular console or am I hosed and have to reinstall? > Thanks, > Kent If/when X freezes, try ctrl+alt+backspace, and ctrl+alt+f2 to switch to another VC. If none of that works, you can always boot with your install disks, select the "mount primary partition" option and chmod -x /target/etc/init.d/xdm or whatever. -- Rafael Kitover rkitover@io.com
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