Re: X config problem causes me to have reinstall entire OS--!!newbie
I think the reason it is doing this is because XDM is running and putting you right into X Try ctrlaltf10 that should drop you out to a command prompt. My suggestion would be to remove XDM which you could do my running apt-get remove xdm. This is will let you play with various configs and boot you into a command line everytime. After you get everything back up right if you want to boot right into X again or use XDM you can of course apt-get install xdm. Good luck
---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: Jim Merante <jmerante@utm.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2000 11:19:27 -0800
>Is there a keystroke combination that will prompt the
>boot commands and allow me to skip the load X windows
>command?
>
>(BTW, if I have posted this on a non-newbie list, I
>apoloogize and I will seek help elsewhere)
>
>After I have configured X and go to run it, my monitor
>goes blank and the green light on the monitor turns to
>a yellow light (no signal).
>
>No problem, reboot and run xf86config again until I get
>the setting correct, right?
>
>Wrong. Everytime I boot after I have killed my screen,
>the OS skips right over the prompt and goes right into
>the blank screen.
>
>Now I have no doubt that this is my fault and perhaps
>even the fault of my vid card and I can live with
>having to rectify it.
>
>But I don't want to reinstall the system each time I
>change the config! I don't even mind going in to the
>file and changing things manually, if only I could get
>to a command prompt before my screen goes black!
>
>There has got to be a keystroke combination that will
>prompt the boot commands and allow me to skip the load
>X windows command.
>
>Right...?
>Right.......?
>
>
>Please help,
>
>Thanks
>
>
>--
>Jim Merante
>Utility Trailer Mfg.
>Dealer Information Systems Administrator
>626-854-7341
>jmerante@utm.com
>
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