Re: X problems HELPPPP

2000-01-06 Thread aphro
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

Re: X problems HELPPPP

2000-01-06 Thread Howard Mann
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

Re: X problems HELPPPP

2000-01-06 Thread Alisdair McDiarmid
On Mon, Feb 11, 2036 at 11:38:31PM -0800, 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 la

X problems HELPPPP

2000-01-06 Thread Steve Winston
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 scre