On Thu, Apr 06, 2000 at 08:44:51PM -0000, björn hansen wrote: > Hi! > Can anyone please help me? I have installed Debian and > then configured X with xf86config, after booting I'm > greeted with the screen "debian Linux login" but only > 1/4 is seen. I can manage to login but on the following > screen (desktop) I can't do anything, all the keyes > beeps and I get no reaction on mouseclicks. I realize > that I have done something wrong but how do I correct > it? > Bjorn >
Ctrl-Alt-F1 to a virtual console. Log in as root. Run /etc/init.d/xdm stop. Now fix your xf86config and *test* it with startx. You might try XF86Setup for a GUI config. -- +----------------------------------------------------+ | Eric G. Miller [email protected] | | GnuPG public key: http://www.jps.net/egm2/gpg.asc | +----------------------------------------------------+

