Re: X window

[David Purton <dcpurton@chariot.net.au>]

On Sat, 17 Feb 2001, Michael Light wrote:

> I recently had someone install Debian for me on my other computer.  
> At the time we were setting up the device drivers for the X window
> system I didn't know what video card I had.  He told me to go into
> file XF86Setup to put in the right device driver.  I did but
> apparently the device driver for my mouse was wrong.  Now my system
> boots straight into the X window system and I can't do anything.
> I've tried Ctrl-Alt-Backspace but all it does is take me back to the
> login screen.  Is there anyway I can get back to the text interface
> so I can configure my mouse correctly?
> 

ctrl+alt+F1 will get you a text console where you can log in and correct
the config file.

for testing it's probably bes to stop xdm (or what ever display manager
you're using) and start X with startx at a prompt.

to stop xdm type as root 

# /etc/init.d/xdm stop


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