On %M 0, Christensen wrote > I'm very new to Linux--in fact just got the Linux/Windoze (I've learned > to spell it that way!) dual boot to work with LILO. > > First I tried XF86Setup, but could not get past the mouse config. I > have a Microsoft PS2 mouse with wheel, so checked off PS2 and /dev/psaux > (as suggested in the Control-Escape website). This didn't work, and I > couldn't get past this point in XF86Setup, so I tried xf86config. It > seemed to go well, and I believe that I entered all the parameters > correctly. I used SuperProbe to learn that I have an ATI 3D Rage II+ > with 2048K of memory and the ATI Mach64 chipset. Now when I start Linux > I get a colorful screen with the sign-on prompt. After signing on I get > a solid blue screen, and any key that I hit just "beeps." The key > sequence Ctl-Alt-Bksp just re-displays the sign-on screen. All I can do > at this point is turn the power off; even Ctl-Alt-Del won't do anything! >
While running X and using the VT that X is running on, the XServer intercepts your keystrokes and the keystrokes you use at the console (Alt-Fn, Ctl-Alt-Del, etc.) don't work; to swap back to a regular console prompt without killing XDM, go Ctrl-Alt-Fn instead. When you log in, the XServer should start a window manager; some of these (e.g. TWM, the default XFree window manager) may not produce any visible sign that they are running. Try right-clicking on the desktop (if that doesn't work, try left-clicking or centre-clicking). > Is there any way to get back to where I was before this mess? > If all else fails, Ctrl-Alt-F1 then login as root, and run dpkg --purge xdm to stop it automatically starting the X login screen when you boot, or /etc/init.d/xdm stop to stop it until the next reboot (or next '/etc/init.d/xdm start'). You can still run X by logging on to the console, and then typing startx If it turns out you really are running twm and everything is more-or-less OK, I suggest that you install icewm or windowmaker and use that instead; edit /etc/X11/window-managers to move your choice of window managers to the top of the list, which makes it the system default. Good luck, John P. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Oh - I - you know - my job is to fear everything." - Bill Gates in Denmark
