Re: Newbie X problem
You can get a console at boottime by using your resc1440 disk and then
nuking/renaming the S99xdm line in /etc/rc2.s. This being done, you can
then run XF86Config/setup again until you get it going.
On Mon, 12 Apr 1999, Small, Bradley wrote:
> I just installed the (slink) Debian distribution. It worked ok and seemed to
> be rather painless. I got lilo working even though I installed to a second
> disk in my system... So what's my problem? Here goes:
>
> I read the readme's and found that for my video card SiS 5597/5598 I would
> need the 3.3.3.1 Distribution of XFree86, so I went to their ftp site and
> D/L it. I followed the installation instructions and when I got done, I ran
> XF86Config. This seemed to run ok, however, when all was said and done,
> startx wouldn't show me anything on the screen. I could have lived with
> that, as I might be able to troubleshoot it, however now when I try to boot
> the system, it goes until I get he message that it is loading xfs and it
> just sits there and does nothing further. I assume this is not normal.
> However, the only advice I am getting from people on IRC is that I need to
> reinstall. This would only be my 6th reinstall (as that thought already
> occurred to me, and I had other problems earlier) but there should be
> something I can do when I shell in from the rescue disk to bring this system
> back to life.
>
> Can anyone help me? Please?
>
> Bradley
>
>
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