Re: Spontaneously aborting X startup during Linux boot process

2011-01-01 Thread Klistvud
Dne, 01. 01. 2011 12:36:14 je Lisi napisal(a): On Sunday 19 December 2010 23:18:19 Bob Proulx wrote: > I wouldn't transition to > single user mode from multiuser mode directly myself. I have never had any problems with init 1, wherever I used it from, other than that KDE doesn't shut down very

Re: Spontaneously aborting X startup during Linux boot process

2011-01-01 Thread Lisi
On Sunday 19 December 2010 23:18:19 Bob Proulx wrote: > I wouldn't transition to > single user mode from multiuser mode directly myself. I have never had any problems with init 1, wherever I used it from, other than that KDE doesn't shut down very cleanly in the sense that it does not save every

Re: Spontaneously aborting X startup during Linux boot process

2010-12-19 Thread Paul Cartwright
On 12/19/2010 06:02 PM, Lisi wrote: > So - Oh my friends be warned by me! init 1 is fine. init s is not. Paul > has > given a very clear exposition of the facts either above of below, depending > on how you thread your emails. I guess ( after reading Bob's reply) I forgot to mention, NORMALL

Re: Spontaneously aborting X startup during Linux boot process

2010-12-19 Thread Bob Proulx
Lisi wrote: > Bob Proulx wrote: > > > probably about to tell me that it would. ;-) > > Yes. I am going to say, "It should work." :-) > > My curtiosity being even more 'satiable than the elephant's child, I tried. > > The short answer is it doesn't work. Note that I didn't say that it /did/ w

Re: Spontaneously aborting X startup during Linux boot process

2010-12-19 Thread Lisi
On Sunday 19 December 2010 19:09:46 Bob Proulx wrote: >  I don't think that "init s" would work - but you are > > > probably about to tell me that it would. ;-) > > Yes.  I am going to say, "It should work."  :-) My curtiosity being even more 'satiable than the elephant's child, I tried. The sho

Re: Spontaneously aborting X startup during Linux boot process

2010-12-19 Thread Paul Cartwright
On 12/19/2010 02:09 PM, Bob Proulx wrote: >> tty) I use "init 1". I don't think that "init s" would work - but you are >> > probably about to tell me that it would. ;-) > Yes. I am going to say, "It should work." :-) > > Personally I wouldn't move from multiuser to single user directly. I > w

Re: Spontaneously aborting X startup during Linux boot process

2010-12-19 Thread Bob Proulx
Lisi wrote: > If I want to boot into single user from a cold start, I do it via GRUB. But > if I am in a GUI and I want to actually change (rather than just bring up a > tty) I use "init 1". I don't think that "init s" would work - but you are > probably about to tell me that it would. ;-) Ye

Re: Spontaneously aborting X startup during Linux boot process

2010-12-19 Thread Lisi
On Sunday 19 December 2010 18:46:18 Bob Proulx wrote: > Runlevel 1 is almost universially used to implement single user mode. > When you ask why not use 1 instead of "single" the answer is that > there isn't any reason.  I just think it more clear to ask for single > user mode directly and not jump

Re: Spontaneously aborting X startup during Linux boot process

2010-12-19 Thread Bob Proulx
Lisi wrote: > Bob Proulx wrote: > > The traditional solution would be to boot single user mode with S or > > 'single' and make corrections from there. Alternatively you can > > disable gdm/kdm/xdm temporarily and then reboot to the full system > > which will then be a text console. > > Once we ar

Re: Spontaneously aborting X startup during Linux boot process

2010-12-19 Thread Lisi
On Thursday 16 December 2010 18:31:46 Bob Proulx wrote: > Juan Ignacio Gaudio wrote: > > > I just need to be able to change to a console tty and restore the > > > previous xorg.conf. But as X starts automatically I can't manage to do > > > that before X crashes and I lose the keyboard again... do y

Re: Spontaneously aborting X startup during Linux boot process

2010-12-17 Thread Juan Ignacio Gaudio
Hello, As Bob suggested, I was able to boot in single user mode and restore X config file from there. Thanks for your help! Juan. 2010/12/17 Camaleón > On Thu, 16 Dec 2010 12:06:31 +0100, Juan Ignacio Gaudio wrote: > > > I broke my X (again) trying to install a graphics device driver on my >

Re: Spontaneously aborting X startup during Linux boot process

2010-12-17 Thread Camaleón
On Thu, 16 Dec 2010 12:06:31 +0100, Juan Ignacio Gaudio wrote: > I broke my X (again) trying to install a graphics device driver on my > Vostro 1000, so now I don't have video and the keyboard does not > respond. > > I just need to be able to change to a console tty and restore the > previous xor

Re: Spontaneously aborting X startup during Linux boot process

2010-12-16 Thread Bob Proulx
Juan Ignacio Gaudio wrote: > > I just need to be able to change to a console tty and restore the previous > > xorg.conf. But as X starts automatically I can't manage to do that before X > > crashes and I lose the keyboard again... do you know of a way of changing > > the runlevel to just console (n

Re: Spontaneously aborting X startup during Linux boot process

2010-12-16 Thread Juan Ignacio Gaudio
: *Thu, 16 Dec 2010 12:06:31 +0100 > *To: * > *Subject: *Spontaneously aborting X startup during Linux boot process > > Hello, > > I broke my X (again) trying to install a graphics device driver on my > Vostro 1000, so now I don't have video and the keyboard does not respond. >

Re: Spontaneously aborting X startup during Linux boot process

2010-12-16 Thread teddieeb
audio Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2010 12:06:31 To: Subject: Spontaneously aborting X startup during Linux boot process Hello, I broke my X (again) trying to install a graphics device driver on my Vostro 1000, so now I don't have video and the keyboard does not respond. I just need to be able to c

Spontaneously aborting X startup during Linux boot process

2010-12-16 Thread Juan Ignacio Gaudio
Hello, I broke my X (again) trying to install a graphics device driver on my Vostro 1000, so now I don't have video and the keyboard does not respond. I just need to be able to change to a console tty and restore the previous xorg.conf. But as X starts automatically I can't manage to do that befo