Great answer Dave. I'm wondering if the originator of this question
realizes that just because his computer boots up and "locks up" he may still
be able to gain access through a different terminal session? He didn't state
if he tried changing terminals (Alt-Ctrl-F1 or F2, or F3, etc...).
Dan B
Dave Sherman wrote:
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> Keith,
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> As root, edit /etc/inittab, and look for a line like this:
> id:5:initdefault:
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> Change the 5 to a 3, and reboot your system to see it take effect. This
> number represents the run-level of your system during boot. A run-level of
> 5 indicates start X right away and launch a graphical login manager. A
> run-level of 3 indicates a text-mode start-up.
>
> Dave
>
> On Sunday 19 August 2001 10:52 am, thus spake Keith Lynn:
>
> > > Hello everyone,
> > I have written about this problem before, but I'm not sure if
> > anyone's found a solution. The problem is that with the Intel 810/815
> > Chipset, KDE will freeze when logging on. It doesn't happen all the
> > time, but when it does happen no key combination will do anything. Is
> > there a way to bypass this screen and start X from the command prompt? I
> > am using Mandrake Linux 8.0.
>
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