On Sun, 2003-10-19 at 16:25, Richard Bown wrote: > Hi James > well in a way I'm glad it was'nt my imagination. > > What screwed me up was he had autologin set, so once X started It had > gone past the point of no return.. > OK , I should have used the 1st cd as a rescue disk, and got into his > home dir and deleted all .gnome* files. > To be honest this autologin feature is a pain and should be removed. > If you are forced to login there is a chance to get into a console > before all hell breaks loose, as once it starts you have no keyboard and > no mouse.. just the power switch. > Also just to make the matter worse, the sound card and NIC sat on the > same interrupt, so no network access.. > > But the good thing is Alsa drivers and module for the intel x810 works.. > > Maybe someone could create a RPM to download as an upgrade to disable > autologin, if it was done when the system is loaded, the user would > never know > > > Well thats my thoughts on the matter
In a sense it's already there. When the first Lilo screen comes up hit the escape key and type linux 3 this will boot linux to runlevel 3 (text only) and then you can make the adjustments via good old vi. Not sure exactly on Grub what to do... Don't use grub. James > > > Richard > On Sun, 2003-10-19 at 22:42, James Sparenberg wrote: > > On Sun, 2003-10-19 at 12:08, Richard Bown wrote: > > > Hi > > > There is definitely a problem when upgrading 9.1 to 9.2 when gnome is > > > the wm > > > > unfortunately you have to lose the .gnome* files in your home > > directory. I noticed this as well (no autologin) and once I wacked my > > personal configs... all was well. > > > > > > > > > > I upgraded my friends, after 1.5 hrs it was upgraded, he had autologin > > > enabled, as gnome 2.4 started the machine froze. > > > Did so again....so fresh install, saved the home partition all well > > > and how doi put entries back on the menus, I also lost mozilla1.4 after > > > using it. > > > > > > put a icon on the toolbar OK , but how to put it back on the menu ???? > > > > menudrake is the tool you want/need > > > > > > Ans I still have input sound probs, apart from that no other complaints > > > about 9.2 > > > > Details on the card. Perhaps one of the other Kernels (like the > > multimedia one) will work better. > > > > James > > > > > > > > > > > Richard > > > On Sun, 2003-10-19 at 17:28, Todd Lyons wrote: > > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > > > > > Richard Bown wanted us to know: > > > > > > > > >After formating my home partition, and a new install of 9.2 all seems to > > > > >well, > > > > > > > > Usually it's just the .gnome or .kde directories that needed to be > > > > wiped, or the config dir for a specific application. > > > > > > > > >I hav'nt found yet whether or not I still have sound probs. > > > > >What I have got probs with is urpmi addmedia, the mirrors are getting so > > > > >heavily hammered I cant down load the lists.. > > > > > > > > Use an http or rsync source instead of ftp. > > > > - -- > > > > Blue skies... Todd Public key: http://www.mrball.net/todd.asc > > > > <scandal> cannonball: you gonna wear your ferengi ears? :) > > > > <Morph> scandal: everyone knows its the year of the Romulan..*slap* > > > > <scandal> trust me to show up unfashionably dressed to a scifi convention > > > > Linux kernel 2.4.21-0.25mdk 5 users, load average: 0.05, 0.04, 0.01 > > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > > Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) > > > > Comment: http://www.mrball.net/todd.asc > > > > > > > > iD8DBQE/kruaIBT1264ScBURAihaAJ4mwd0zNJxL9/Q/nvgR+geFFyhz5wCdFHvZ > > > > lduT0WgbbdOFhHGezCbONCM= > > > > =998I > > > > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > > > > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
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