On Sat, May 06, 2000 at 08:15:10PM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I'm having a problem logging in using wdm. > I installed Debian 2.1 on my machine, after > getting it up and running I installed wdm > along with many other packages, then rebooted > the computer. It now goes straight into the > wdm login display, however the login box > won't accept any input from the keyboard. > The mouse works, all the buttons on the wdm > login display work, but nothing happens > when I try to type something into the login > box. When I click the [Go] box I get an > 'Invalid name' error. What changes need to > be made to get this to work? > > Also, I boot from a floppy. What command at > the boot prompt would I need to enter in order > to get the computer to boot without going into wdm?
I've never used wdm itself, only a couple of similar programs. I'd say that either you have to click on the username entry field (so that the cursor appears there) and _then_ try to type the username, or that wdm (or your X keyboard support) is really broken for some reason. You may try to press [CTRL] + [Alt] + [F1] when in wdm to get to the first VT (text mode). If neither of the above helps, you may need to boot into some special mode and somehow disable wdm. I suggest adding "single" after name of the kernel, like: boot: linux single The system then will ask for root login without starting X (and any other services) - this is called "single user mode" hope this helps good luck Marcin -- +--------------------------------+ The reason we come up with new versions |Marcin Owsiany | is not to fix bugs. It's the stupidest |[EMAIL PROTECTED]| reason to buy a new version +--------------------------------+ I ever heard. - Bill Gates
