Hersh, Harry wrote: > > Debian 2.0 installed on my machine amazingly easy, including ppp > connectivity. However, now that I'm trying to get X up, things have > bogged down. In trying to debug XF86Config, my system is caught in an > endless loop it cannot get out of. The problem is that xdm somehow is in > the boot sequence and now I can't shut it off. Ctrl/Alt/BS kills the > server, but it immediately comes back up. I've tried rebooting with the > boot floppy and the rescue floppy, but as soon as the file system is > mounted and fsck'ed, the disfunctional X comes right back. > > How can I get out of this endless loop so I can fix XF86Config? This is > a stand-alone machine, so it cannot be remotedly accessed. > > Once I can stop the looping, I can start figuring out why the server > only comes up in 340x200 mode and why /dev/psaux doesn't work as a > Microsoft mouse port. > > Thanks, > > Harry Hersh
Look in /etc/X11/config, and change the line 'start-xdm' to 'no-start-xdm'. This will stop xdm from automatically starting. -- Ed C.