Re: How to disable KDM on broken startup

["Eric G . Miller" <egm2@jps.net>]

On Sun, Apr 23, 2000 at 08:16:54PM -0700, Erik Ryberg wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I have a triple-boot machine, Windows 95, Debian, Corel.  I had to
> reinstall Windows to try to resolve a crashing problem. (My defense: I
> need Windows to run GIS software).  This wiped out Corel's LILO, which
> is fine with me, frankly.
> 
> However the Corel boot disk didn't bring up corel.  So I used my Debian
> boot disk and specified "linux root=hdb1" at the "boot" prompt.  Hdb1
> being where my corel root system is located.  It worked great, except
> upon getting into Corel my mouse didn't work.
> 
> Without thinking through why this problem occurred, I went to XF86Setup
> where I discovered my mouse was set at /dev/mouse when it needs to be
> dev/psaux.  I fixed it, exited XF86Setup, and still no mouse.  I
> rebooted and now the screen just flashes uncontrollably and I am unable
> to do anything with it.  Cannot get a text mode with alt-ctrl-f1, cannot
> 
> login, can only ctrl-alt-del to start over.
> 
> Is there a way to boot so that I am both entering a command to boot into
> 
> hdb1 (the floppy is set to boot at hdb3) and also disabling kdm so I can

Try: root=hdb1 single


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