Re: Get display back?
On Sat, Aug 04, 2007 at 08:42:15PM -0500, Kent West wrote:
> Kent West wrote:
> >... that's fairly indicative that the either the video system or the
> >system as a whole is locked up.
> >
> If your CAPS lock or Numlock indicator toggles when you press on the
> corresponding key, that's indicative that the entire system is not
> locked up; you might can ssh into your box from another box and make
> your changes without having to do the boot-up hacks I mentioned in the
> previous email. That would probably be easier. If you can ssh in, you
> can just manually fix the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file without killing the
> /etc/init.d/[gxwk]dm script first. (Of course, you could bypass this
> step anyway and just edit the xorg.conf file in your "recovery" boot.)
>
Another way to get into the box is to boot the install CD in rescue
mode. From the menus, you can get a shell that is chrooted into the
box. From there, you can either edit xorg.conf or you may even be able
to run dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg.
Also, there's an option inbetween a normal boot and an init=/bin/sh,
that is 's', for single. This will run through the /etc/rcS.d scripts
and prompt for the root password.
Doug.
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