Re: stop xwindows from loading at boot
On Wed, Feb 09, 2005 at 05:16:17PM +0000, Tim Cowlishaw wrote:
> apologies if i have sent this twice...
>
> hi all,
>
> sorry if this is a dumb / old question,
> i have just completed a debian install on an old dell laptop, and have
> succesfully got xWindows / GDE to launch at startup. however... i didn't
> configure the mouse properly, so everytime i boot into debian, i'm
> confronted with a desktop i can't use. therefore, i was wondering if
> there is any way i can get back to the console at boot in anyway? bear
> in mind i can't just quit gnome, as my mouse doesn't work.
>
>
> cheers,
>
> tim
>
You can try two things. One: press crtl-alt-F1 and you should get a
terminal, or try ctrl-alt-backspace to stop X (it might restart though)
Pete
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