ssh into your box and remove the display manager from /etc/init.d : 'update-rc.d -f xdm remove'
test your xdm in console mode and later you can use the same tool to put in with : 'update-rc.d -f xdm defaults' good luck On 13:35 Thu 05 Aug , A. Michael Salem wrote: > Hi, > > Inadvertently I changed my system to boot with xdm rather than gdm. > However there is a problem with my xdm login (I can't get past the > login screen) so now I can't get back into my system to change it back. > Does anybody know how I can boot to a console with only key presses during > the boot? I'm really stuck here. > > Thanks, > > Michael > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- Sincerely, Joao F. Serejo, Lisbon - PT -------------#