ray composed on 2015-10-19 18:46 (UTC-0700): > Jude DaShiell composed on 2015-10-19 04:48 (UTC-0400):
>> control-alt-f7 gets you back to graphical mode. > The system does not respond to cntrl-alt-f7 > Just to clarigy, the system is at the grub prompt in a CSM boot. > The BIOS has two settings for function key implementation. I have tried this > under both. Ctrl-Alt-F7 is only applicable after you've booted Linux. You've not even begun to boot Linux if you're looking at a grub> prompt. From a grub> prompt it is possible to boot by typing in commands similarly to the way commands work from a bash prompt. The commands you need will vary according to your system's configuration, and can be found in Grub's man page or a howto somewhere. You may find it easier to boot installation media to a rescue system to reinstall the bootloader using scripts, but it doesn't hurt to learn the basic Grub commands, in case the problem arises again in the future. -- "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/