You can get a console at boottime by using your resc1440 disk and then nuking/renaming the S99xdm line in /etc/rc2.s. This being done, you can then run XF86Config/setup again until you get it going.
On Mon, 12 Apr 1999, Small, Bradley wrote: > I just installed the (slink) Debian distribution. It worked ok and seemed to > be rather painless. I got lilo working even though I installed to a second > disk in my system... So what's my problem? Here goes: > > I read the readme's and found that for my video card SiS 5597/5598 I would > need the 3.3.3.1 Distribution of XFree86, so I went to their ftp site and > D/L it. I followed the installation instructions and when I got done, I ran > XF86Config. This seemed to run ok, however, when all was said and done, > startx wouldn't show me anything on the screen. I could have lived with > that, as I might be able to troubleshoot it, however now when I try to boot > the system, it goes until I get he message that it is loading xfs and it > just sits there and does nothing further. I assume this is not normal. > However, the only advice I am getting from people on IRC is that I need to > reinstall. This would only be my 6th reinstall (as that thought already > occurred to me, and I had other problems earlier) but there should be > something I can do when I shell in from the rescue disk to bring this system > back to life. > > Can anyone help me? Please? > > Bradley > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > I can be immature if I want to, because I'm mature enough to make my own decisions. Who is John Galt? [EMAIL PROTECTED]
