On Thu, Jan 1, 2009 at 9:06 PM, deleteme <delet...@coderelay.com> wrote: > Thanks--I think you have given me a path forward, but can you work with my > "newbie-ness" for a moment? > > 1. How would I attach the xorg.conf file? Do I need to redo the install > using a CD containing both my .iso file and your copy of the .conf file? If > you mean something else by "attaching a working xorg.conf file", would you > explain how to do that? Without a working system, I can't move any file onto > the system--or do anything else at all. > > 2. Recall that I can't do anything as root, because the system 'boots' to an > unuseable login screen. There is no dual-boot or other working system on > this hardware, just my crippled Etch installation. Please let me know if > there is a way to interrupt the start-up of the crippled login screens and > type in the dpkg-reconfigure command that you have provided. > > I appreciate the assistance--it seems like this will be solveable fairly > quickly.
I was usually able to enter my username and password even though I couldn't see the login and then there was enough viewable screen to go to Applications->Accessories->Terminal and su to root and enter the dpkg command. Otherwise, you should be able to enter the console by pressing ctrl->alt->fn+F1 or F2 and log-in as root and then enter the dpkg command. You could also copy my xorg.conf file to a usb stick and then copy the file to /etc/X11/ once you get to a console. This would involve a few steps. So, I would just try what I described above first and then if that doesn't work we can go the usb stick route. Cheers, /Bob -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-powerpc-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
