Re: How can I start from a terminal instead of gdm
On Fri, Mar 23, 2001 at 09:20:40AM -0500, Andrew D Dixon wrote:
> Hi All,
> Does anyone know how I can start from a terminal instead of gdm? When X
> starts it's locking up my keyboard and mouse so I need to disable it on boot
> up. I don't have a boot disk (of course) so I'm looking for a solution
> other than the obvious.
>
> Thanks,
> Andy
>
Is is locking out the <CTRL>+<ALT>+<Fkey> console switching as well? If so, try booting with your mouse unplugged. I had this same problem and this allowed me to get to a console prompt after booting to gdm using CTRL+ALT+F1.
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