Re: [XFree86] How do I exit?

[Glyn Kennington]

David Turetsky wrote:
> [Latest response on top]

(Please don't do that.  I'm having quite a lot of difficulty following your
thread because of it.  It's much easier to read if you write in the logical
order - answer comes after question.)

> >>> David Turetsky:
>My keyboard is clearly not being correctly interpreted (Microsoft
>Natural via Dell) so any such entries are not being seen or correctly
>interpreted

If you can't use Ctrl-Alt-F[1-6] to get to a virtual terminal, just open up
an xterm to do the necessary editing of config files.  Killing the X-server
with Ctrl-Alt-BS will probably just cause gdm to restart.  You'd need to use
the command
/etc/init.d/gdm stop 
to prevent it from respawning.  To stop it from starting after booting, you
will need to rename the symlink in /etc/rcN.d, as another poster advised.

Glyn

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RE: [XFree86] How do I exit?

[David Turetsky]

>>> David Turetsky schrieb:

   Nope? it just moves the mouse arrow around a bit and a Gnome startup
   dialog box as well
 
   I know that?s supposed to immediately exit, and I believe,
   Ctl-Alt-  is supposed to cycle through the various resolutions
   but that doesn?t work either
 
   Can I not prevent it from starting in the first place? I tried
   booting from the boot floppy, but that just ends up in the same place


>>> wij@Dyn

   You run Debian woody? Try Ctrl-Alt-Fx, with x being 1, 2 ... 6. This
   will give you a text login screen. You may then:
  
   1) kill gdm (but I think that's not necessary) with
   'kill -9 (pidof gdm)'
  
   2) edit /etc/XFree86Config-4 ( much more important ) appropiately,
   then reboot.
   
   If you want to disable gdm, so that X will not start automatically,
cd 
   to /etc/rcX.d, where X stands for your "default" runlevel, most
probably 
   2. Being root, do
'mv SXYgdm nSXYgdm'
   , with XY meaning the number you will easily find out 
   

>>> David Turetsky

   Without intelligible keyboard functionality, I can't get out of gdm
   once I'm in there so these remedies are not available to me. I was
   thinking in terms of some sort of Ctl-c while the command line boot
   process is in process (hopefully the timing will not end up killing
   me some other way). I thought I might succeed by booting from a
   floppy, but that ends up putting me in the same place


>>> David Turetsky

   On another list Kent West posted: 

   Linux single

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RE: [XFree86] How do I exit?

[David Turetsky]

>>> David Turetsky schrieb:

   Nope? it just moves the mouse arrow around a bit and a Gnome startup
   dialog box as well
 
   I know that?s supposed to immediately exit, and I believe,
   Ctl-Alt-  is supposed to cycle through the various resolutions
   but that doesn?t work either
 
   Can I not prevent it from starting in the first place? I tried
   booting from the boot floppy, but that just ends up in the same place


>>> wij@Dyn

   You run Debian woody? Try Ctrl-Alt-Fx, with x being 1, 2 ... 6. This
   will give you a text login screen. You may then:
  
   1) kill gdm (but I think that's not necessary) with
   'kill -9 (pidof gdm)'
  
   2) edit /etc/XFree86Config-4 ( much more important ) appropiately,
   then reboot.
   
   If you want to disable gdm, so that X will not start automatically,
cd 
   to /etc/rcX.d, where X stands for your "default" runlevel, most
probably 
   2. Being root, do
'mv SXYgdm nSXYgdm'
   , with XY meaning the number you will easily find out 
   

>>> David Turetsky

   Without intelligible keyboard functionality, I can't get out of gdm
   once I'm in there so these remedies are not available to me. I was
   thinking in terms of some sort of Ctl-c while the command line boot
   process is in process (hopefully the timing will not end up killing
   me some other way). I thought I might succeed by booting from a
   floppy, but that ends up putting me in the same place

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RE: [XFree86] How do I exit?

[David Turetsky]

[Latest response on top]

>>> David Turetsky:

   My keyboard is clearly not being correctly interpreted (Microsoft
   Natural via Dell) so any such entries are not being seen or correctly
   interpreted

>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED]:

   ctrl-alt-backspace does not cycle (that is ctrl-alt- plus or minus)
   anyway in a shel open /etc/inittab and put id:3:initdefault

   3 instead of 5
   shutdown -r now
   and t next boot u re in console mode.


>>> David Turetsky:

   Nope. it just moves the mouse arrow around a bit and a Gnome startup
   dialog box as well
   
   I know that's supposed to immediately exit, and I believe,
Ctl-Alt-
   is supposed to cycle through the various resolutions but that doesn't
   work either
   
   Can I not prevent it from starting in the first place? I tried
booting
   from the boot floppy, but that just ends up in the same place
   
  
 >>> Pacho Baratta

   Ctl-Alt-backspace
   
   Ctl-Alt-backspace
   
   2 times
   
   
 >>> David  Turetsky 
   
   Subject: [XFree86] How do I exit?
   
   I've finally gotten a Gnome desktop but something is clearly amiss
with
   my keyboard and mouse setting
   
   How do I stop the automatic boot into gdm, or exit?
   
   Ctl-Alt-Del, Ctl-C, etc do not work

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Re: [XFree86] How do I exit?

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David Turetsky schrieb:

Nope? it just moves the mouse arrow around a bit and a Gnome startup 
dialog box as well

 

I know that?s supposed to immediately exit, and I believe, Ctl-Alt-  
is supposed to cycle through the various resolutions but that doesn?t 
work either

 

Can I not prevent it from starting in the first place? I tried booting 
from the boot floppy, but that just ends up in the same place

You run Debian woody? Try Ctrl-Alt-Fx, with x being 1, 2 ... 6. This 
will give you a text login screen. You may then:
1) kill gdm (but I think that's not necessary) with
'kill -9 (pidof gdm)'
2) edit /etc/XFree86Config-4 ( much more important ) appropiately, then 
reboot.

If you want to disable gdm, so that X will not start automatically, cd 
to /etc/rcX.d, where X stands for your "default" runlevel, most probably 
2. Being root, do
		'mv SXYgdm nSXYgdm'
, with XY meaning the number you will easily find out 

HTH
		wij

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RE: [XFree86] How do I exit?

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ctrl-alt-backspace does not cycle (that is ctrl-alt- plus or minus)
anyway in a shel open /etc/inittab and put 
id:3:initdefault

3 instead of 5
shutdown -r now
and t next boot u re in console mode.




>Nope. it just moves the mouse arrow around a bit and a Gnome startup
>dialog box as well
>
> 
>
>I know that's supposed to immediately exit, and I believe, Ctl-Alt-
>is supposed to cycle through the various resolutions but that doesn't
>work either
>
> 
>
>Can I not prevent it from starting in the first place? I tried booting
>from the boot floppy, but that just ends up in the same place
>
> 
>
>-- 
>
>David
>
> 
>
>-Original Message-
>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On
>Behalf Of Pacho Baratta
>Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2003 3:40 PM
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: [XFree86] How do I exit?
>
> 
>
>Ctl-Alt-backspace
>
>Ctl-Alt-backspace
>
>2 times
>
>- Original Message - 
>
>From: David <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>  Turetsky 
>
>To: 'Xfree86' <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>  
>
>Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2003 8:56 PM
>
>Subject: [XFree86] How do I exit?
>
> 
>
>I've finally gotten a Gnome desktop but something is clearly amiss with
>my keyboard and mouse setting
>
> 
>
>How do I stop the automatic boot into gdm, or exit?
>
> 
>
>Ctl-Alt-Del, Ctl-C, etc do not work
>
> 
>
>-- 
>
>David
>
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RE: [XFree86] How do I exit?

[David Turetsky]

Nope… it just moves the mouse arrow
around a bit and a Gnome startup dialog box as well

 

I know that’s supposed to
immediately exit, and I believe, Ctl-Alt- is supposed to cycle
through the various resolutions but that doesn’t work either

 

Can I not prevent it from starting in the
first place? I tried booting from the boot floppy, but that just ends up in the
same place

 

-- 

David

 

-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf
Of Pacho Baratta
Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2003
3:40 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [XFree86] How do I
exit?

 



Ctl-Alt-backspace





Ctl-Alt-backspace





2 times







- Original Message - 





From: David
Turetsky 





To: 'Xfree86' 





Sent: Thursday,
February 06, 2003 8:56 PM





Subject: [XFree86]
How do I exit?





 



I’ve finally gotten a Gnome
desktop but something is clearly amiss with my keyboard and mouse setting

 

How do I stop the automatic boot
into gdm, or exit?

 

Ctl-Alt-Del, Ctl-C, etc do not work

 

-- 

David

Re: [XFree86] How do I exit?

[Pacho Baratta]

Ctl-Alt-backspace
Ctl-Alt-backspace
2 times

  - Original Message - 
  From: 
  David Turetsky 
  To: 'Xfree86' 
  Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2003 8:56 
  PM
  Subject: [XFree86] How do I exit?
  
  
  I’ve finally gotten a Gnome 
  desktop but something is clearly amiss with my keyboard and mouse 
  setting
   
  How do I stop the automatic boot 
  into gdm, or exit?
   
  Ctl-Alt-Del, Ctl-C, etc do not 
  work
   
  -- 
  David

Re: [XFree86] How do I exit?

[Pacho Baratta]

Ctl-Alt-Del 
Ctl-Alt-Del 

2 
times...
regards, 
pacho

  - Original Message - 
  From: 
  David Turetsky 
  To: 'Xfree86' 
  Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2003 8:56 
  PM
  Subject: [XFree86] How do I exit?
  
  
  I’ve finally gotten a Gnome 
  desktop but something is clearly amiss with my keyboard and mouse 
  setting
   
  How do I stop the automatic boot 
  into gdm, or exit?
   
  Ctl-Alt-Del, Ctl-C, etc do not 
  work
   
  -- 
  David