what i would do (can't say if its the best way but it works) 1) boot off the cd 2) mount the root file system 3) delete the file /etc/rc2.d/S99xdm off the newly mounted file systme 4) umount the file system 5) reboot 6) logon to the 'net 7) add deb http://www.debian.org/~vincent/ xfree-update main to your /etc/apt/sources.list 8) run apt-get update ; apt-get upgrade 9) run XF86Setup and (re) check your setup 10) hit 'startx' and try to start X
nate On 5 Jan 2000, Steve Winston wrote: xee42 >I am having terrible troubles with X in Debian, and xee42 >worse, I can't escape from the X server so that I xee42 >can get into the command line and fix things. xee42 >When I boot up, linux goes straight into a graphic log-in xee42 > screen that is too large for my 17-inch monitor. xee42 >When I log in, I get a blank, green screen with no xee42 > icons. I try every possible combination of key strokes, but nothing happens xee42 >although I can hear something going on my hard drive. xee42 >When I try alt-control-backspace, nothing happens. xee42 > I am forced to reboot. xee42 >Since I can't get to the command line, I can't xee42 >get into things and change whatever mess I have made. xee42 > I configured Xfree86 for a voodoo3 2000 card. This is the xee42 >the first time I tried setting up X in Debian. This is xee42 >slink, the version that comes with the Oreilly book. xee42 >Please help, steve w xee42 > xee42 > xee42 >____________________________________________________________________ xee42 >Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com. xee42 > xee42 > xee42 >-- xee42 >Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null xee42 > ----------------------------------------[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ]-- Vice President Network Operations http://www.firetrail.com/ Firetrail Internet Services Limited http://www.aphroland.org/ Everett, WA 425-348-7336 http://www.linuxpowered.net/ Powered By: http://comedy.aphroland.org/ Debian 2.1 Linux 2.0.36 SMP http://yahoo.aphroland.org/ -----------------------------------------[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ]-- 10:28pm up 139 days, 10:25, 2 users, load average: 1.36, 1.47, 1.52
