Neither the CTRL+AL+F* worked nor init 2 It said it was going into run level 2 then ran xdm any ideas or do I have to reinstall? No big deal since it is a fresh naked install but if I don't have to I can learn how to un-stupid my system Dan Lansing ITSC -----Original Message----- From: Bret Baptist [mailto:bbaptist at iexposure.com] Sent: Monday, July 28, 2003 11:58 AM To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org Subject: Re: [TCLUG] look how smart i am!!! On Monday 28 July 2003 11:35 am, Lansing, Dan wrote: > Ok....out of boredom I just went and installed Debian on my laptop and made > a stupid mistake.... I started the X server with no WM installed....smart > huh??? > Now I have this pretty flashing screen that will allow me to do > nothing....i have tried CTRL+ALT+BKSPC and nothing happens...same with > CTRL"+ALT+ESC...short of power cycle nothing works....when I rebooted it > went straight away into X How do I get back to my loverly CLI and fix my > fsck-up? Also would the fact that I used my XF86Config from my FreeBSD > install on the same laptop be an issue? > > Dan Lansing If you have a lilo prompt you can type linux init 2 and get into run level 2, which is multi-user on debian if I remember correctly. Make sure to subsitute the "linux" above with your kernel name. -- Bret Baptist Systems and Technical Support Specialist bbaptist at iexposure.com Internet Exposure, Inc. http://www.iexposure.com (612)676-1946 x17 Web Development-Web Marketing-ISP Services ------------------------------------------ Today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday. _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list