[newbie] display properties

[lalala lalala]

 Is there a way to access a line by line shell w/o
starting X windows during  boot? I configured my
monitor (or video card) wrong and I see all funny
pixels and my mouser cursor only. I can't tell where
my terminal spawning icon is...

  Thanx.

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