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 | there. | | How can I: | 1) prevent xdm from trying to run at startup OR | 2) get in and edit the X configuration file manually -- ideally, I would like | to restore the backup XF86Setup created. Unfortunately, I didn't write down | its location and I don't know where to copy it.
After rescue boot: rm /etc/rc2.d/S99xdm This will keep xdm from starting in the default runlevel 2. XF86Config lives in /etc/X11. The backup probably has a ".bak" extension. If it's there do: mv /etc/X11/XF86Config.bak /etc/X11/XF86Config . Then try it out with: startx . -- ___ ___ __ _ _ __ |_ ) / -_) _` | ' \ / / \___\__, |_|_|_/___| |___/