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Since most have concentrated on how to stop xdm (which, BTW, there have
been innumerable threads about in the past), i'll show how to reconfigure
X without a GUI.
On Wed, 25 Aug 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> 2) get in and edit the X configuration file manuall
I was able to stop xdm from running at startup by:
1) running Debian setup from the CD and pressing ALT + F2 on the first screen
2) mounted my root drive so I could move and copy files
3) moved /etc/init.d/xdm to my home directory for temporary storage
4) unmounted the root drive
5) rebooted the ma
On Wed, Aug 25, 1999 at 08:46:06PM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
| I have xdm configured to start when the system boots up. I changed my X
| configuration and now the system is in a loop trying to start X and failing.
| I am able to boot from my Debian CD, but don't know what to do when I get
I have xdm configured to start when the system boots up. I changed my X
configuration and now the system is in a loop trying to start X and failing.
I am able to boot from my Debian CD, but don't know what to do when I get
there.
How can I:
1) prevent xdm from trying to run at startup OR
2) g
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