On Mon, Dec 10, 2001 at 09:51:53PM -0600, Gary Turner wrote: > I configured xfree86 but I'm not running X because 1) my mouse acts > squirrelly and 2) I haven't downloaded the i810e server yet. Tonight I > wanted to study/work on the shutdown procedures, and said shutdown -r > now. This was first reboot since installing X. The X or gnome or some > graphic login screen appeared upon reboot and I logged in. > > Now my squirrel of a mouse-driver sends the cursor below the bottom edge > of the screen, and seems to move left or right 80 pixels at a time, > popping up little menus that I can't access. Enough playing with the > mouse, and a terminal screen will come up (Xterm?). Using ps and kill, > I can stop X, but just as fast as it dies, a new login screen appears. > <ctrl><alt><bs> does the same. BTW, <alt><F*> does nothing. > > Now if someone will tell me what to look at and what to change so that X > must be explicitly started, I will be much obliged. > > Plus, how can I get rid of it short term, so I can use emacs (pop-ups > cover 1/3 or so of the term screen, including the minibuffer) to edit > the file(s)? > > gt > Yes I fear I am living beyond my mental means--Nash > > //
# mv /etc/rc2.d/S99xdm /etc/rc2.d/dont_use_S99xdm (has always worked for me). hth. b. //>
