Steve Winston wrote: > > I am having terrible troubles with X in Debian, and > worse, I can't escape from the X server so that I > can get into the command line and fix things. > When I boot up, linux goes straight into a graphic log-in > screen that is too large for my 17-inch monitor. > When I log in, I get a blank, green screen with no > icons. I try every possible combination of key strokes, but nothing happens > although I can hear something going on my hard drive. > When I try alt-control-backspace, nothing happens. > I am forced to reboot. > Since I can't get to the command line, I can't > get into things and change whatever mess I have made. > I configured Xfree86 for a voodoo3 2000 card. This is the > the first time I tried setting up X in Debian. This is > slink, the version that comes with the Oreilly book.
Until you configure X successfully, I suggest you "disable" xdm: update-rc.d -f xdm remove ( "update-rc.d xdm defaults" when you want to use it again) Then, analyze the error mesages ( /tmp/.Xlog) you get when you "startx" : startx > /tmp/.Xlog 2>&1 Post them here as necessary. Peruse : http://www.xmission.com/~howardm/Xwoes.html Cheers, -- Howard Mann Online Troubleshooting Resources: HOWTO http://www.newbielinux.com http://www.xmission.com/~howardm/t1.html
