Re: X hanging the whole system at startup
Hi Anko,
thank you for not giving up.
Yes, it is a somewhat new install, but with some serious time already
spend, but I see that I have to get over it again. Hopefully I will get
it up and running property next time.
Yes, I tried CTRL+ALT+DEL and CTRL +ALT+F1-F8 ,,, Even Numlock doesn't
work anymore.
I'll try a new install tomorrow then.
Mariano
On Fri, 2002-09-13 at 21:51, anko wrote:
> If this is a new install, I'd try again. If not did you ctrl-alt, F1?
> Could you get a console? When the box hangs is it frozen tight or is X
> trying to start over and over? If frozen tight I don't know what it could
> be but if X is just trying to restart, X is the problem.
>
> On Fri, Sep 13, 2002 at 11:42:54PM +0200, Mariano Kamp wrote:
> > Well .. I switch on power - I am not prompted for a kernel to chose -
> > system starts up - x is started - the login screen apears, but at this
> > time the system already hangs completly. Num Lock doesn't work anymore.
> >
> > Mariano
> >
> > On Fri, 2002-09-13 at 21:34, anko wrote:
> > > If it is repeatedly trying to start X with Xdm and failing, use 'ctrl -
> > > 'alt' - 'F1' and you should get a console.
> > >
> > > On Fri, Sep 13, 2002 at 11:18:42PM +0200, Mariano Kamp wrote:
> > > > Ok, problem is I cannot login at all, because the machine is booting up
> > > > and then crashing.
> > > >
> > > > Do I need to reinstall and try without X first and make very cautios
> > > > steps?
> > > >
> > > > Mariano
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Fri, 2002-09-13 at 20:23, anko wrote:
> > > > > To get the prompt edit /etc/lilo.conf and uncomment 'prompt' and
> > > > > 'timeout'. Then run lilo and reboot and you will have a prompt.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > On Fri, Sep 13, 2002 at 10:00:04PM +0200, Mariano Kamp wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > At the "boot:" prompt, enter something like "linux single" to start the
> > > > > > > kernel named/symlinked "linux" in single-user mode. Once you're in, you
> > > > > > > can find the offending session manager (gdm, xdm, kdm, wdm ,etc) and
> > > > > > > disable it (in various ways - "apt-get remove [?]dm", rename/delete the
> > > > > > > startup script, rename/delete the symlink to the startup script, "exit
> > > > > > > 0" as the first executable line in the startup script, use the
> > > > > > > "update-alternatives" system to disable it, etc).
> > > > > > I don't know hwy, but lilo doesn't ask for anything. It just starts without prompt.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Any idea what that is?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Mariano
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On Fri, 2002-09-06 at 18:44, Kent West wrote:
> > > > > > > Mariano Kamp wrote:
> > > > > > > > Hi,
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > I installed woody and after booting the machine x hangs the whole
> > > > > > > > machine (at least numlock doesn't work anymore). Is there anyway to
> > > > > > > > interrupt the startup procedure to prevent x from starting?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > I am also wondering what the reason for that is? Issuing startx by
> > > > > > > > hand does work.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Probably because startx calls a different window manager than the
> > > > > > > automatic startup does (or the problem is in your sesssion manager -
> > > > > > > more likely).
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Does anybody know where I do set the window manager (xdm etc?).
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > "session manager", not "window manager". Assuming you have multiple
> > > > > > > session managers installed, you can configure which one will be active
> > > > > > > using the "update-alternatives" tool. Or you can manually edit the
> > > > > > > scripts in /etc/init.d or the symlinks in /etc/rc2.d (assuming run level
> > > > > > > 2 is your default runlevel and this is the location from which the
> > > > > > > session manager is being started).
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Kent
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
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