Robert Oram <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Quick question. I was trying to upgrade the kernel on an Lx-164, > and somehow lost my mouse. I was messing with /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 and > now have lost my keyboard! Is their anyway to stop it during the boot, > before it auto launches X, so I can fix it?
You could set the initial runlevel by giving a number or "single" or "emergency" as an argument to /sbin/init; chances are there is some runlevel on which init won't start X. Linux passes unrecognized arguments to init, so you should be able to set these in your boot loader. Alternatively, log in via a network or a serial port. If X not only grabs your keyboard but actually crashes the OS so that these channels don't work, consider pulling the video card out.
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