"Craig Dickson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Tim Woodward wrote: > > > I have installed Debian 2.2r4 on my system and have so far got to the > > point where X Windows is running with the Gnome version that comes with > > the Debian pack. The problem i have now is that i have changed my > > graphics card and installed the XF86_SVGA server, and when i boot up it > > goes straight into X Windows but the mouse is disabled. The screen is > > in 640x480 so looks crap, and i can't exit back to the original prompt > > screen. If i knew how to bypass X Windows upon boot-up i could re-run > > the XF86Config which may solve the problem. Can anyone help me sort it? > > Also, (i am new to all this), i've downloaded KDE from the Debian > > website, and would like to know: Is it just a window manager or an > > entirely independant X Windows type program? > > For what it's worth, Debian 3.0 has been out for several months now. You > might want to consider upgrading once you get your current problems > worked out. > > If you want the machine to boot up to console mode, rather than entering > X, you could disable or uninstall whatever graphical login manager > you're using. Or you could just hit ctrl-alt-backspace until X gets the > idea that you really don't want it to run (c-a-bs exits X, but usually > if you're running a graphical login manager, it will automatically > restart X when you do that. But if you do it several times, usually the > login manager will get the hint). [snip]
Probably the best way to do this is to go to a console. There are 6 text-mode consoles available, by default. From within X you get to them by hitting the key sequence: Ctrl+Meta+F[1-6] The "Meta" key is either Alt or that Windoze key next to it on most newer keyboards. F[1-6] means you can go to one of six consoles by using the F1,F2,F3,...,F6 keys. Once at a console you can log in as root and reconfigure X. So just hit: Ctrl+Meta+F1 And you'll go to a text-based console. BTW, that means you press those three keys simultaneously, just in case you're not familiar with the notation. Gary -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]