On Sat, Oct 30, 1999 at 03:21:45PM +0200, Daniel Faller wrote: > Boot from debian rescue disk, or a mini-linux distribution, such as tomsrtbt > and mount your /root partition. Disable xdm startup with something like > mv /etc/init.d/xdm /etc/init.d/xdm_startup, or whatever starts your X > (kdm,....)
Why not just press Control-Alt-F1 to switch to the first text console? Hamish -- Hamish Moffatt VK3SB. CCs of replies on mailing lists are welcome.