if you are using lilo, at prompt type linux single or linux emergency It sounds like a problem you are displaying too many colors where the video card can't handle it giving the freqency...
On Sun, 20 Dec 1998, Rick Knebel wrote: > > Hi, > > I am new to the debian distribution and have run into an install problem, > sort of. > > I have installed redhat and caldera on my machine without difficulty > including the Xserver. > > I set up X the sanme way I did the other distro's. > > The problem I having is that for some resson during the install I chose to > start xdm but now when I boot up there must be something wrong with my > Xconfig setup because X never comes up the screen just continually blinks > off and on. > > The only way I can stop it is by rebooting. > > Is there any way I can get in and diable xdm so I can boot to the command > line and then figure out what is wrong with X. > > Thanks Alot > > Rick > > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > >
