Re: Help... I think I've shot myself in the foot...

[John Peter <john.peter@netcabo.pt>]

Peter S. Hayes wrote:

> Thank you! 
>
> I did read enough to figure out how to reboot (through LILO) into a
> single-user mode so that X is not started. The keyboard works fine
> there; it's only after X is started with the logon that the keyboard
> goes wacky. I haven't figured out how to get networking and other
> facilities running without the X... I think all other runlevels start X
> and I haven't quite the confidence to go modify a lot of the startup
> files (RC# whatever # should be) to eliminate X from that level,
> although that will be another project on my list of Linux learning
> experiences (assuming that I will - somehow, someway - get Linux running
> with X on this thing)!
>
> I've been looking for something in the chain of xdm files that would
> specify an incorrect keyboard and hadn't actually considered the
> xfree86... So, if that's where the keyboard would be configured, I can
> go in and rerun the config program to redo that file... Maybe!
>
> At least it's something to try!
>  

Well, if you want to do it by hand (and shure this is the best way to 
learn), you can
edit /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 and fidle with one the sections that says 
"input device"
and then has a mention to keyboard.
To be able to do that you might want to use :
#nano /etc/X11/XF86Config-4  (note you have to do it as root or you wont 
be able
to right to the file)

If you don't succeed you might want to try this tip I got from this M.L. :

"...installing
"hotplug", "mdetect" and "read-edid" before X will enable it to
auto-detect most everything for you anyway."

And this command to reconfigure X:

dpkg-reconfigure -plow xserver-xfree86

Hope this helps .
Good luck

John