Thanks - this is the other piece of the puzzle...
> At the Lilo: prompt, type: > linux single > > or whatever your linux image is named if it's not linux. that'll put > you in > single-user mode and won' start xdm. then do: > chmod a-x /usr/X11R6/bin/xdm > so that xdm won't start at all. reboot and you'll be in normal mode > without > xdm running so that you can fix it. > > --Evan > > > "Hogland, Thomas E." wrote: > > > > Interesting problem - I've upgraded to slink as part of kernel 2.2.1 on > two > > different PC's, and I think I goofed on one. When the new X stuff went > in > > and asked if I should use my current config files, the PC at work was > told > > No - leave mine alone; the PC at home was told Yes - overwrite with new > > ones. PC at work is fine, but PC at home now immediately boots into xdm > and > > refuses to let me log in... Won't take root, me, nothing. Tried booting > from > > the boot disk I made - slowly boots, then starts xdm :-(...Anyone know > how > > to kill this? Even Ctl-Alt-Backspace just restarts it... > > > > -- > > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < > /dev/null > > -- > Evan Van Dyke E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Page: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ#: 15442232 > DNRC's Minister of Lost Internet Packets. O- > Amateur Radio Call Sign: KB8PVE Elder ResCon at > Northwestern > "Quoth the Raven... 'Nevermore!'" --Edgar Allen Poe > "I'll bet that all you can do is watch the ball bounce around the > screen. > --Dilbert to Management >
