Gary Hennigan wrote: > "Craig Dickson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Tim Woodward wrote: > > > > > I have installed Debian 2.2r4 on my system and have so far got to the > > > point where X Windows is running with the Gnome version that comes with > > > the Debian pack. The problem i have now is that i have changed my > > > graphics card and installed the XF86_SVGA server, and when i boot up it > > > goes straight into X Windows but the mouse is disabled. The screen is > > > in 640x480 so looks crap, and i can't exit back to the original prompt > > > screen. If i knew how to bypass X Windows upon boot-up i could re-run > > > the XF86Config which may solve the problem. Can anyone help me sort it? > > > Also, (i am new to all this), i've downloaded KDE from the Debian > > > website, and would like to know: Is it just a window manager or an > > > entirely independant X Windows type program? > > > > If you want the machine to boot up to console mode, rather than entering > > X, you could disable or uninstall whatever graphical login manager > > you're using. Or you could just hit ctrl-alt-backspace until X gets the > > idea that you really don't want it to run (c-a-bs exits X, but usually > > if you're running a graphical login manager, it will automatically > > restart X when you do that. But if you do it several times, usually the > > login manager will get the hint). > [snip] > > Probably the best way to do this is to go to a console. There are 6 > text-mode consoles available, by default. From within X you get to > them by hitting the key sequence: > > Ctrl+Meta+F[1-6]
Yes, but will XF86Config work if an X session is already running on the machine? I haven't run any X config tools in quite a while, but I seem to recall that you need to have X totally shut down for them to work. Am I misremembering? Craig -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]