Joseph wrote:
Perhaps you have some internationalization settings set incorrectly. I'm afraid int'l'zation is beyond me. Or perhaps your terminal is confused; you might try typing blindly "reset" after logging in on VT1 or 2.How to configure X in Debian. I must have don't some configuration incorrectly as I can not read anyfonts on the screen. Ctrl+Alt+1 is showing the same unreadable fonts.
Try pressing the left Shift key early on in the process to get a boot: prompt (right after the POST). Alternatively, boot from the installer CD or a Knoppix CD and fix your lilo.conf so it offers you a boot prompt (or wait and fix the boot prompt with a normal boot after you've gotten your fonts issue fixed).Lilo will not prompt at boot time either.